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WNR834Bv2, Can I make a networkable, non-wireless printer accessible wirelessy?
Hello,
I recently acquired a used Brother MFC-8860DN printer that I would like to be able
to access wirelessly. It is not a wireless printer but it is ethernet capable.
My home network consists of a wireless network router: Netgear WNR834Bv2 RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router, 802.11n and 2 wireless-enabled laptop PCs, one win 10 and one win 8.1.
Until recently I had an older PC with no wireless capability that was wirelessly accessible on my home network. It was connected to my wireless router via an ethernet cable. I also had an old hp 1210 printer (that was share-enabled) that was connected to the PC via usb and I was able to wirelessly print to the hp 1210 from either of my PCs.
I have connected my Brother printer to my wireless router via an ethernet cable as well, but it does not appear in windows file explorer on either of my 2 laptop PCs and it does not appear in the list of available printers when I try to 'add printer'.
I have connected the printer to four different ethernet ports on the router and none of them have worked.
Can anyone help me with this configuration?
TIA
Luke
Thanks for the reply, antinode.
Sorry for omitting firmware version.
port-status LED indicator on the WNR834Bv2 is solid yellow
Installed the appropriate software on my "my 2 laptop PCs"
Read the printer documentation
Problem has been resolved.
For future reference here are the steps:
Dink around for a couple hours reading docs, connecting devices, rechecking connections between devices.
Compose a post to the Netgear forum summarizing the problem.
Wake up the next morning, and have the previously non-discoverable printer suddenly discoverable and accessible on the network.
Go figure.
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> [...] WNR834Bv2 [...]
Nice antique. Firmware version?
> [...] I have connected my Brother printer to my wireless router via an
> ethernet cable [...]Does the port-status LED indicator on the WNR834Bv2 indicate a good
physical link?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the Manuals. Look for "LED".> [..] but it does not appear in windows file explorer on either of my 2
> laptop PCs and it does not appear in the list of available printers when
> I try to 'add printer'.Did you install the appropriate software on your "my 2 laptop PCs"?
Or read the printer documentation?https://support.brother.com/g/b/producttop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc8860dn_all
Thanks for the reply, antinode.
Sorry for omitting firmware version.
port-status LED indicator on the WNR834Bv2 is solid yellow
Installed the appropriate software on my "my 2 laptop PCs"
Read the printer documentation
Problem has been resolved.
For future reference here are the steps:
Dink around for a couple hours reading docs, connecting devices, rechecking connections between devices.
Compose a post to the Netgear forum summarizing the problem.
Wake up the next morning, and have the previously non-discoverable printer suddenly discoverable and accessible on the network.
Go figure.