Dear lazywebs... again

[snousle]

OK, I've got a new Brother hl-2170w printer that is supposed to print wirelessly. During setup, they suggest connecting it to the wireless router with a cable. This does not work. Symptoms:

- The wireless computer, on which I am trying to set up the printer driver, does not find the printer.

- While printer is plugged in with definitely-working Ethernet cable, the indicator lights on the printer and the router come on briefly when printer is powered up, but do not come again.

- The router configuration page lists both computers that are connected to the router - one wired, one wirelessly - but does not list the printer as a connected device.

I'm guessing that the printer is not being happy with the router for some reason. Suggestions?

I hate not knowing anything about networking...

Update: For some reason, I had to do a factory reset of the printer. Despite it being brand new. This is a somewhat arcane ritual involving a little dance and some chicken blood. But now everything works just fine.

Comments

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

The indicator lights on the router are the first ones to look at, and there's often several of them per port. There's one that indicates if there's "link" between the router and the device; if there's no link, there's no way for anything else to happen. (Sometimes the light also indicates speed by color.) If you're not getting link, try another router port, and (even though the cable works somewhere else) try another ethernet cable.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

<e-litella> Never mind! </e-litella>

[ursine1.livejournal.com]

Which version of Windows was that?

Chuck, switched to 7 here