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computersteve
Apprentice
Apr 26, 2018

Brother MFC Printer Disappears From Network

I have a Brother MFC-795CW & I keep having a problem with the printer just disappering from my network. I have to do a power cycle for the printer to be re-recognized by my Mac. I have tried resettin...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 26, 2018

Helps ensure the printer gets one same IP address each time it's turned on and doesn't change.

 

Hope it works better for you. 

 

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computersteve
Apprentice
Apr 30, 2018

So for me, setting a static IP seemed to fix the problem. Thanks for the suggestion =) 

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    May 01, 2018

    Glad it's working better now. Enjoy.

    :smileywink: