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chris13764
Mar 25, 2026Aspirant
Nighthawk M6 to Brother printer
Having issues connecting my Brother HL-L2305W printer. The my network name does not show up and having issues trying to manually enter it. Hoping im just doing something wrong or missing somethi...
- Mar 26, 2026
Thats a pretty old b/g/n printer. It might have issues with the new security (wpa3) or even just the new wifi standards.
Is your M6 on wpa2/wpa3 mixed mode for security? If so, try just wpa2
plemans
Mar 26, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Thats a pretty old b/g/n printer. It might have issues with the new security (wpa3) or even just the new wifi standards.
Is your M6 on wpa2/wpa3 mixed mode for security? If so, try just wpa2
- chris13764Mar 26, 2026Aspirant
I read this to myself this morning and it smacked me in the face 10 mins later... "old" printer.
Well... i figured it out. i had the router set on 5g only and not 2.4/both
I only set it on 5g because im in a small space.
I knew it would be something so little and annoyingly stupid.