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andoverjd
Sep 14, 2026Follower
RBE971 / 12.1.10.12 NA: 224.0.0.0/24 multicast dropped on Wi-Fi, mDNS discovery broken
I've spent the better part of a week chasing this and I believe it's a firmware problem rather than anything at my end. Laying out what I found in case it's useful, and because there's a very similar...
FURRYe38
Sep 14, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since FW was updated to check this?
What MAC OS versions are on the Macs?
Be sure to disable any MAC Address randomizers on phones and pads while at home:
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Brand and model# printer?
There is newer FW for the 970 series, v.15, Please give this a try and let us know if this helps...