My Airport Extreme suddenly lost LAN connection to my printer. Green LAN light not on. How do I correct the problem? UBS to the printer works fine. I have Wifi internet.
Airport Extreme-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I assume that you have already tested to make sure that your Ethernet cable is working properly.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the LAN port and power off the AirPort Exteme and the printer.
Connect the Ethernet cable again and power up the AirPort Extreme and let it run a few minutes, then power up the printer.
Test the connection again. If the light is still off next to the port, try another LAN port on the AirPort Extreme.
If all of the lights are off on the LAN ports, unfortunately you likely have a defective Ethernet switch and the AirPort Extreme will need to be replaced.
Yes, I had done all the steps you listed. Apparently the Extreme Ethernet ports are pooched. Thanks.
And the WAN "O" port seems to be working? That is a bit unusual since it is the WAN port that takes the hit first when there is a nearby lighthing strike or voltage surge. But, anything is always possible.
That's correct, WAN is functioning fine. But, CORRECTION: I just turned off Wifi on my Macbook and connected via Ethernet to one of the same ports - it works. So, problem is with the Ethernet switch in my Brother printer. Printer works fine from the UBS port on the Airport Extreme.
This has benn helpful. Thanks.
My Airport Extreme suddenly lost LAN connection to my printer. Green LAN light not on. How do I correct the problem? UBS to the printer works fine. I have Wifi internet.
