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computersteve
Apprentice
Apr 26, 2018

Brother MFC Printer Disappears From Network

I have a Brother MFC-795CW & I keep having a problem with the printer just disappering from my network. I have to do a power cycle for the printer to be re-recognized by my Mac. I have tried resettin...
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computersteve
Apprentice
Apr 26, 2018

No I havent setup a reserved IP but why should I do that? I never had to do that before.. 

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 26, 2018

Helps ensure the printer gets one same IP address each time it's turned on and doesn't change.

 

Hope it works better for you. 

 

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    computersteve
    Apprentice
    May 01, 2018

    So for me, setting a static IP seemed to fix the problem. Thanks for the suggestion =) 

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      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      May 01, 2018

      Glad it's working better now. Enjoy.

      :smileywink: