Problem printing to Brother printer in Yosemite

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Problem printing to Brother printer in Yosemite

I'm using a late 2009 iMac (3.06 GHz Intel Core Duo) running Yosemite (10.10.3), which I just upgraded to. I found that I could not print to my Brother HL-L2380DW printer. I deleted the printer and attempted to re-add it, reinstall the drivers (the most up to date ones), and found that I could not do so unless I turned off Yosemite's firewall. Then I was able to add the printer successfully. I can't print, though, unless the firewall is turned off. So it seems to me there's some issue with the Brother printer and software and Yosemite's firewall, but I don't know how to address that. Any ideas here?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 21, 2015 4:20 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Jun 21, 2015 4:38 PM in response to Brian Schefke

Why do you need to have the firewall enabled? Did you configure the firewall to allow the printer access to the computer?

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Answer 2

Jun 21, 2015 5:41 PM in response to Kappy

I'm not sure how to configure the firewall to allow the printer access to the computer - I had the firewall turned on when I was running Mavericks, and I had no problem setting up or printing with this same printer. I can leave the firewall turned off; if you know of a resource that tells how to configure the firewall properly for a wireless printer (should that be necessary), that would be a big help.

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Kappy

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Jun 21, 2015 6:44 PM in response to Brian Schefke

Sorry, but I don't use the firewall in OS X. I have a hardware router, so no need for a firewall. All that I have is: OS X- About the application firewall. If you have a hardware router and are not using your computer as an Internet server, then you probably have no need of the firewall, so turn it off. Meanwhile you can look for what you need to do in order to use the printer through a firewall if you feel strongly about having it activated.

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Answer 4

Jun 22, 2015 8:46 AM in response to Kappy

Thanks for the information. You're right that I probably don't need the firewall, so I'll just leave it turned off.

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