On 21/04/2009 11:24, Ret. wrote:
> 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 The first two times my firmware was out of date by a single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?
>
> Ret.
Had you also "lost" the printer from the router tables?
On the printer does the LCD screen show that the printer is connected to
the network, wireless LAN error or disconnected?
Can you tell if the printer has gone into "sleep mode", most of the
advertised specs say it has a low power "sleep mode". I have a wireless
printer, a Lexmark non-multifunction, hidden away in a cupboard and
after 30 mins of non-use it goes to "sleep" however upon doing a print
operation it starts up within a few seconds and then prints. The driver
that came with the printer did not work with Vista SP1 and I had to
download the one from the website, irrespective of you appearing to have
the latest drivers have you tried downloading the one from Epson?
The latest driver is listed as ver6.64 25th March 09. also the network
utilities are dated for April 09 as well.
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