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Old 04-21-2009, 11:24 AM
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Default Continuing wireless printer problems.

I've raised this issue previously - but still haven't managed to resolve it.

I have a simply home network using a Medion laptop with draft n wireless LAN
capability. I use this with a Linksys WAG160n router and this part of the
network works perfectly.

A few months ago I bought an Epson SX600FW wireless printer to use with the
network. I set the printer up ok - and was able to print wirelessly to it
without problem. A short time later, however, I found that the printer had
'vanished' from the network and I was unable to print to it. The only way I
could get it back was by re-booting the router - but once again, within a
matter of hours, the printer went AWOL again.

I first spoke to Epson tech support but they claimed it must be a router
problem.

I have now had three on-line chats with Linksys tech support about the
problem. The first two times my firmware was out of date by a single version
and the they merely told me to update to the latest firmware and try it out.
Neither of these solutions worked.

During the latest chat with Linksys, a couple of days ago, they suggested
creating a static ip address for the printer. I did this, following their
instructions, but once again, within a matter of hours, the printer had
vanished from the network and I was unable to print to it.

Pinging the printer from both the laptop and the router, following the loss
of connection, fails.

This problem is driving me nuts!

Anyone *any* ideas to help me with this?

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