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Printer problems using Netgear WNDR4300V2 router,
All 4 ports on my router are being used daily. All lights are green and run perfect except for the port for my printer. It's amber. We have three computers connected on this system using the one port...
Good day! I did download the latest firmware. Did not install it yet. Now I am not sure why, but for the last few days the printer has been working well. Don't ask me why?? Thanks for all your info. I guess we will end this one here. If things change, I will install the firmware. tks!! Have a GREAT holiday season!!
Hello Gates
Welcome to the community!
It might be possible that the cable is the problem.
Did you try changing the cable?
Amber light means that the connection only runs on 100Mbps instead of 1Gbps.
Thanks for your reply! Funny you say that. It's the firt thing I checked. So I switched the cable, the printer started printing so I thought I had it fixes. An hour later go to print and no way. NOT printing. The light is always amber. Any other text I can do? The unit is less then a year old, should I return it under warranty? Have a GREAT day!
Will you be able to print any time when you connect your printer directly to the computer?
Did you try different port on the router?
When you print, will the printer status be offline or online?
Having an amber light is not a problem unless your printer is capable of 1Gbps of speed.
What's the brand of your printer?
1) If connected direct, no problem printing. #2) Just did try a different port. Light is still amber and now the warning comes up as "Looking for printer". So not the port. #3) Not sure where you would get the info of "offline or online"?? #4) It an epson Workforce 40. About 2 years old. The so called funny thing is that all three printers maybe OK to print now and later today, no good. There is alway the one printer that will print, but we do not have the same info to print on all printers, so it's a pain in the .... Please advise.