No network printer recognition on new C2600 Router installation
No network printer recognition on new C2600 Router installation
Replaced my old Linksys WRT54GL today withh a new Archer AC2600 router. Installation largely went OK except the router does not recognize my Brother HL5370DW network printer which is connected in a wired ethernet configuration. The printer IP address does not appear in the DHCP client list although Win 10 says it has ann IP address. Any suggestions as to what my problem is?
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TP-Link default subnets are typically 192.168.0.x. If your printer is showing 192.168.1.120 this would be a different subnet and would be the reason why . To confrim your router's subnet you can either log into the router, click on advanced and look at the IP address under LAN. Or, you can open a command prompt on your windows computer then type in the command ipconfig and look for your default gateway address.
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If you confirmed the TP-Link is distributing the IP subnet of 192.168.0.x you would change the printer to something like:
IP Address: 192.168.0.50
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1 (if it asks)
DNS Server: 192.168.0.1 (if it asks)
It probably would be best to get in contact with the printer manufacturer and let them know the IP you want to change it to as they should be able to help you with that.
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Hi. I have a similar issue with my Canon MF4370dn being recognized by my Archer A9. The printer is and has been configured with the static IP address of 192.168.0.195. When I first upgraded to the A9 from my old D-Link router, the printer did not show up in the A9 interface. Under wired devices it shows only my Mac mini that is both hardwired and wirelessly connected to the A9. I could only get the Canon printer to show up by pinging the IP address under Advanced | System Tools | Diagnostics; it would, however, print both hardwired and wirelessly. Once pinged, the printer then shows up as a wired client. But on any fresh reboot/restart of the router, the printer won't show up without pinging it. I had a chat back a couple of months ago when I first put in the router, and the only suggestion then was to change to a CAT6 cable from the CAT5 cable I've been using. I first encountered this issue when my laptop failed to print to the printer one time through the wireless network. Following your notes to @greywing, I can't configure the printer for 192.168.0.5, as that's not an option. So, I've left it at 192.168.0.195. Do you have any suggestions?
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Possibly the printer is going into energy saver mode? https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART155164&cat=FAXPHONE_L180&actp=LIST
Swapping the cables would take care of the previous cable possibly being bad.
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Thank you for the reply, Tony.
The printer has always had Energy Saver enabled, and was never an issue with my previous D-Link router. Just to be sure Energy Saver is not the issue, I turned off Energy Saver mode, power cycled the printer, and rebooted the router, with the same result: the Static IP addressed printer does not show up in the TP-Link interface. I get a positive response to pinging the IP address, and then the printer appears as a Wired Client, as expected. So, I don't think that Energy Saver on the Canon printer has anything to do with it.
I have not tried substituting a different Ethernet cable, as the printer works just fine once I've pinged it, which makes me think that changing the cable won't magically make it show up on its own when the router boots up. Is it possible that this being an 11-year-old printer connected to a new AC1900 router is the issue? I'm not going to replace the printer just because the router doesn't see it on its own without me pinging it.
Thanks again.
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Brand new CAT6 Ethernet cable: same result. I have to ping the printer's IP address at 192.168.0.195 for it to show up in the web interface as a wired device.
If you have any other suggestions, I'm open.
Thanks!
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