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john8
Jan 16, 2020Aspirant
Nighthawk x10, ad7200, model,9000
have have a HP laser jet printer connected to the router via an ethernet cable. the connected port shows amber. I have powered off the xfinity modem and the routher. at time i can print at times t...
- Jan 16, 2020
thanks, i reset the printer and it works properly but i still have the steady amber light. is this speed related? john8
microchip8
Jan 16, 2020Master
Amber light means the device is communicating at 10 or 100 Mbps instead of 1 Gbps. Most if not all consumer models come with a 100 Mbps network chip as it's not only a bit cheaper but also more than enough for a printer
I suggest you unplug the printer from the router, do a complete reset of the printer and plug it back in into the router