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media601
May 24, 2016Aspirant
Cannot print after connecting Nighthawk R7000 to HP 6940 via ethernet only
I set up a new R7000 two days ago and automatically applied latest firmware. I cannot print to my HP 6940 Deskjet anymore. The printer is ethernet only--no WIFI. The printer displays in the attached ...
- May 25, 2016
Thank you for the replies. Netgear email support led me to discover the printer port was still pointing to the old IP. I was not able to change the config, but was able "add a new printer". I selected the same printer and selected "do not use existing driver". That worked and printer port is now pointing to correct IP. Thanks to Vidhya (Expert ID: 1610).
VE6CGX
May 25, 2016Master
Can you ping the printer? Can you see the printer in control panel >> devices and printers?