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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 consi...
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.
> [...] 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.