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How to print from router using my Epson Printer

How to print from router?


I have been trying to set up my Epson L380 printer to print via my Nokia G-140W-F router. I have enabled printer sharing on my router (see the screenshot 1). I am unable to add the printer to my Mac as a network printer. When I attempt to add, it doesn't add and I get an error message - "Unable to communicate with the printer at this time".


Enabled printer sharing under router USB settings.

Error I get:

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Jan 15, 2022 5:17 AM

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Posted on Jan 15, 2022 8:11 AM

You will need to load the Mac driver, available here:


https://epson.com.jm/Support/Printers/All-In-Ones/L-Series/Epson-L380/s/SPT_C11CF43301


if you set your network port (Wi-Fi and/or Ethernet, whichever you use most) IPv6 to "Link-local only", your printers will be easier to find, and appear automatically in the "add-A-Printer" dialog box, using of Bonjour discovery protocol. This is what mine looks like:





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Jan 15, 2022 8:11 AM in response to darhkvoyd

You will need to load the Mac driver, available here:


https://epson.com.jm/Support/Printers/All-In-Ones/L-Series/Epson-L380/s/SPT_C11CF43301


if you set your network port (Wi-Fi and/or Ethernet, whichever you use most) IPv6 to "Link-local only", your printers will be easier to find, and appear automatically in the "add-A-Printer" dialog box, using of Bonjour discovery protocol. This is what mine looks like:





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How to print from router using my Epson Printer

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