> On Jul 18, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Penny Youngman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Since installing the Spectrum router, I've had trouble getting our air > printer connected to the network. A couple of months ago I just gave up and > bought a new printer (HP Deskjet 2541). A disposable ink jet is usually > sufficient for our home needs and I was able to connect the printer to the > network named Youngman. Two networks show up on network choices on all > devices in our home, Youngman and Youngman 5G. The printer only recognizes > Youngman. So, when we want to print we need to be sure that is the network > we've selected on our device. A nuisance, but workable, since I tossed out > the box and can't return the printer. My problem is that every time we want > to print our devices don't find any air printers. > > Sometimes, turning wi-fi off and on does the trick and sometimes it doesn't. > I've run out of possible solutions. Googling the problem indicates I'm not > the only one who has had the same problem, but the solutions were not > long-lasting. All devices are Apple, by the way.
I think your problem is you really have two networks, called Youngman and Youngman 5G. I assume the former is a 2.4 GHz network and the latter is a 5 GHz network. When a computer is on one and a printer on the other, they can’t talk to each other. The solution is to consolidate your networks into a single one. You can call both of them Youngman and let the computers decide whether to connect at 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz. Most computers will magically make the best choice. For example, my router has four transmitter/receiver units, two at 2.4 GHz and two more at 5 GHz. I dedicate one of the 2.4 GHz units to a guest network called Sméagol in the 100.0.0.x range and the rest to a single network called Bilbo in the 192.168.0.x range. All the devices connected to the Bilbo network can see each other, as can all the devices on the Sméagol network. But none of the devices can see a device on the other network. L^2 --- Lee Larson [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'. — Isaac Asimov Newsweek, 21 Jan 1980
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