Printer not working with new MacBook Air

CVG wrote:

New MacBook Air M3 chip Sequoia 15.2 won't communicate with Brother HL-2270DW Printer.

How is your printer connected? USB, Ethernet, or Wi-Fi (to a router)?

This printer will work with a MacBook Air, same OS, with M2 chip.

What kind of printer driver are you using on that other Mac? Is the connection method Mac-to-printer the same as for the new Mac?

Brother's support page does not mention drivers for anything newer than macOS 10.15 Catalina (for some models, a Catalina driver has been known to work with a few later versions as well, but that would be experimental).

https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hl2270dw_all&os=10060

The specifications indicate that the HL-2270DW can handle PCL6 emulation, so a generic macOS PCL driver could possibly be used.

https://support.brother.com/g/b/spec.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hl2270dw_all

Add a printer to your printer list so you can use it on Mac – Apple Support (UK)

Thank you for the information.

You may want to try a wireless printer connection to a Wi-Fi router, instead of using USB. Yes, AirPrint is not supported, but that does not rule out a wireless printer connection as such. Without AirPrint support, an appropriate printer driver (generic PCL?) will be needed.

Alternatively, a wired (Ethernet) printer connection to one of the LAN ports of the Wi-Fi router.

Since the old Mac is running the same macOS version and is using the same driver, some kind of hardware handling difference could possibly explain the difficulties with printing from the new Mac. Thus the suggestion to try network printing.

As always, since this is experimental, make sure that you have backup copies of all important files before testing anything.

The new MacBook Air would connect wirelessly to the Wi-Fi router (it does not matter whether the printer is wirelessly connected to the router or is using Ethernet to a LAN port).

Do not change anything on the old Mac for now. In case things still do not work well with the new MacBook Air, that should at least allow you to continue using USB printing from the old computer.

Thank you for the update, Glad to hear that you found a solution, at least temporarily.

CVG wrote:

My various attempts at setting up wifi were not successful.

Just one thing. If you have a modern (dual-band) router, the following article could perhaps be of interest:

https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/73618/~/compatibility-with-5-ghz,-dual-band-wireless-router,-or-mesh-networks

An HL2270DW is listed under the link showing models covered by the text. Renaming/splitting bands may be needed. If applicable/necessary, an Ethernet connection could be used from the printer to the Wi-Fi router instead.

Brother manufactures many AirPrint compatible printers. Yours is not one of them.

About AirPrint - Apple Support

It looks like this printer model is fifteen years old!

Perhaps this will help, if the equipment is even capable of communicating to your Mac.

Brother HL-2270DW Quick Setup Guide