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I tried calling Apple and they want me to pay $50 to have my computer print. I have spent four hours online with no success. I am about 5 seconds away from throwing my MacBook Air out the window, or ripping my hair out.
However, after reading this post and realizing that Wi-Fi printer might not appear in the list if it is on a different subnet, I remembered that I have a 5GHz Wi-Fi network and regular Wi-Fi network setup on my AirPort. So, since my printer can't connect to 5GHz network I switched my Mac to regular Wi-Fi network and printer came up in the list right away.
Wow, well I've been at this for days now (as time allows) using my Macbook Pro, which has been working perfectly for printing, then all of a sudden it can't find either of my printers (both wireless) a Brother laser and HP print/scan/fax! So, yesterday I thought I'd check the Brother (normally used daily) by going into the settings, re-entering the network settings, and it then spits out a printed copy saying all is fine and dandy! Only problem, it still won't print from 'my' Macbook Pro, my wife's Macbook or the Ipad? Going through a different 'Apple' site, one thing it said to do was to 'reset printing' which I did on 'my' Macbook Pro, so it now shows no printers/devices at all. I tried to re-add them, and the box that comes up is blank/empty....showing nothing. I tried the search feature, and again...nothing. I seem to have router issues off and on...albeit, my internet is working just fine lately, and the only thing I do is to reset the modem/router by pulling the plug for a while, and reconnecting! Once that's done, internet is working great, but whether that has anything to do with my printers not working...I don't know?
I did check the IP address on both my Macbook Pro against the printers IP address, and the last number is within the allowable, by what I can tell. Prior to resetting the two printers on my Macbook Pro, each time I tried printing I got the message 'Printer is not connected' which it obviously was, as I can get the printer to print out a copy of the settings from the printer itself, but getting the wireless printing working is the struggle. Any idea's, and if/when I find the answer, I'll try and explain what I did here.
Since you know the IP address of the Brother you could open Safari and enter that IP address as the URL. This should result in you connecting to the internal web page of the Brother printer where you can view ink levels and network settings. If this does work then it suggests you have an issue with Bonjour, which is the protocol used by the printer to advertise itself on your network so that you can see it when you try to add the printer. But if the Mac does not connect to the printers web page then it suggests an issue with the network address, most likely the printer given that the other devices you have also fail to print.
If you can connect to the printers web page then you can add the printer by manually entering the IP address instead of relying on Bonjour. With the Add printer window open, select the IP icon and then enter the IP address of the printer. Set the Protocol to Line Printer Daemon and leave the Queue name blank. Change the Name from the IP address to something more meaningful to you and in the Use menu, drop the menu to Select printer software and then browse to the Brother model. Add this printer and then see if you can print. Note if this works it will continue to do so until the printer changes its IP address, which may happen if you need to keep restarting the router.
I had an existing Canon printer, connected to the wireless network with its own wi-fi. Didn't show up on my Add Printer dialog box. So I took a USB cable (which I know works because it was connecting something else to my PC, and that was fine), and tried hooking up the printer to my computer directly. Still nothing in the Add Printer dialog box.
I had a second printer that came free with my MacBook but was still in the box, so I opened it up, set it up, and connected it to the netwrok (this one also has wi-fi). The printer is on the network for sure, because a) the printer itself has a Wi-Fi light that turns green when connected, and b) I can see both wi-fi printers from my PC.
I called Apple and they want $50 to trouble shoot in case it's a software issue, but they won't even tell me if they think it's a software issue before I pay, s it is very possible that I pay up, go through the steps, and it still won't work.
But for a printer not to appear in the Default Add Printer view when it is connected directly to the Mac via USB cable, then this would suggest the USB cable or a fault with the printer or a fault with the USB port on the Mac. Even though this cable was working with the PC, it could still be the cable. Because I don't think it is the printer or the Mac.
Most printers use Bonjour to advertise their presence on the local network. With this other printer also not appearing in the Default Add Printer browser, it could be that Bonjour is not working on the Mac. One test you can try is to open Safari and open Bookrmarks. The Bookmarks sidebar that appears will have a Bonjour entry. Select this and the printer should be listed, as shown below.
If the printer is not visible then Bonjour may not be running on the Mac. You can check this by opening Activity Monitor (Applications > Utilities), selecting All Process from the top drop menu and then looking for mDNSResponder in the list.
But that doesn't explain why the printer also does not appear when connected via USB. So with both of these symptoms you could try a reset of the printing system. If that does not help then I would be thinking about backing up your data and reinstalling Lion on this Mac.
Unfortunately I had to replace that MacBook Air because of a hardware problem and it's replacement(a similar Macbook Air) doesn't seem to show the same printer that it's predecessor had no problem in finding and connecting to.
I saw this today as I had the same problem. 4 years later I guess. My fix was to reset the wireless router as It stopped transmitting 2.5 gz as my printer is. The router is dual band, 5.0 and 2.5 so all my machines will work on one or another. My mac book recognizes 2.5 as soon as I reset the wireless, all printing started working again. Had to reset the printer to the router again but thats easy
I eventually found I had to go into my 'Router' settings, take out my printer devices, and re-enter them (we have one Brother and one HP printer/scan/fax setups) and everything is back working! The hard part was remembering my password to get in to my router, which I eventually did, so this was the answer for me. Hope it can help someone else down the line.
Well I have a similar problem but with a twist. For some odd reason my Macbook Air decided it would not print. The Brother printer showed up but kept telling me it had a communication problem. I tried a reset, didn't work, I tried using IP since it would not show up anymore in default printer when trying to add it. I was able to add it but had the same no comms message. It works fine with my PC and the printer is wifi. I just bought a new Macbook Pro and finished setting it up a few minutes ago and I am printing a page with it as we speak.... so !!!! Really I am not sure what alien force has taken over my Macbook Air .
I have a friend with a Pixma MG3620 that was set up by someone else a few years ago on a wireless network. My friend changed ISPs a few months ago and now has a new router, but his printer was never set up to connect to the new access point.
If the setup fails, please unplug your router for approximately 1 minute. Once the router is plugged back it, after approximately 2 minutes all devices should be back up on the network. Perform the wireless setup one more time.
9. Press OK to access the on screen keyboard and enter in your wireless network password. Please note that this password is case sensitive and if it is entered incorrectly, your PIXMA MX922 will not connect to your network. To switch between upper case letters, lower case letters and special characters, please use the middle function button below the LCD of your PIXMA MX922.
I've been at this for 3 days and no real luck. The Cannon MX922 is the hardest device I have ever had to change the wireless password for. I don't understand why this is so hard. The printer keeps trying to compare the old password that was originally typed into the printer with the new router I just got from my cable provider. I cannot find a place anywere to reset the password on the device itself. The reset functions seems like they should work, especially the LAN Reset function, but it does not get rid of the password from before so I can type in the new/correct password to my router.
The screen below appears with Standard setup selected for you. Press OK.
If a WPS-enabled wireless router is nearby, a message will appear on the screen telling you to press the WPS button on the router, then the OK button on the printer. If you don't want to connect to that WPS-enabled router, press the Stop button on the printer to bypass this message.