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AC1900 and slow Epson printer
First, I am positive I posted this question already, but I could not find it at all. So here we are again. To replace my worn-out Airport Extreme router, I got the AC1900 router which was recommended...
bob-c wrote:Hi plemans: Thanks for your quick response and three suggestions.
1. I think I have a cable kicking around to connect my MBP to the printer. That is a good check to remove printer problems from the sitution. I meant to connect the epson to the router. Not to your MBP
2. When you say change to a different channel, I didn't think there were more than only two: 2.4 and 5 GHz. But I looked up "change channels" in the netgear info and will try that. Sounds promising.
3. The first thing I tried was to disconnect and reconnect to the wifi network, search for new printer software (found an update) and reconnected again, but no change.
#2 looks like my best choice for now, and I'll let you know how it works out. Thanks!! bob.c
Hi plemans: Thanks for your quick response and three suggestions.
1. I think I have a cable kicking around to connect my MBP to the printer. That is a good check to remove printer problems from the sitution.
2. When you say change to a different channel, I didn't think there were more than only two: 2.4 and 5 GHz. But I looked up "change channels" in the netgear info and will try that. Sounds promising.
3. The first thing I tried was to disconnect and reconnect to the wifi network, search for new printer software (found an update) and reconnected again, but no change.
#2 looks like my best choice for now, and I'll let you know how it works out. Thanks!! bob.c
bob-c wrote:Hi plemans: Thanks for your quick response and three suggestions.
1. I think I have a cable kicking around to connect my MBP to the printer. That is a good check to remove printer problems from the sitution. I meant to connect the epson to the router. Not to your MBP
2. When you say change to a different channel, I didn't think there were more than only two: 2.4 and 5 GHz. But I looked up "change channels" in the netgear info and will try that. Sounds promising.
3. The first thing I tried was to disconnect and reconnect to the wifi network, search for new printer software (found an update) and reconnected again, but no change.
#2 looks like my best choice for now, and I'll let you know how it works out. Thanks!! bob.c
Hi Plemans,
Good news, the printer seems to be running a bit faster after the channel change and copies shoot right out. I couldn't try the direct connect solution as the printer is a room away and is too heavy for me to carry and maneuver to the router. No cable long enough either. So I think I am good to go. Thanks muchly! bog.c