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Printer's IP seen, but cannot connect
On a Mac with Tahoe 26.x.x Logging in to the Orbi dashboard, my two printers are clearly seen with valid IP addresses. But when I try to connect and print, they say offline. One is wifi to the RB...
What firmware is this Orbi system using? (9.13.2. is the current version)
https://kb.netgear.com/000070347/RBE970-RBE971-Firmware-Version-9-13-2-1
Can this situation be reproduced? i.e. Disconnect the Mac. Connect it again. Can it print? What this sounds like is the processed used by the Mac to locate printers might be effective only when the printer connects to the network. I find it helpful to use the LAN Setup (advanced tab) to reserve a specific IP address for printers so that once my devices have "learned" where a printer is, it is always at that same IP address.