My Macbook keeps losing it's connection to my Wireless printer. It will not recognize that it is available on the network. I then have to either turn the printer off and then back on or if that does not work I have to delete it from print and fax preference pane then add the printer. At which point everything works fine for a few days then the problem reoccurs.
To avoid rehashing what I have already tried.
- I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers from HP.
- I am running Snow Leopard with the latest updates (I installed a new hard drive recently and did a fresh install the problem existed on my old install as well)
- When the Mac can not connect my XP and Win 7 computers still work fine with the printer, they never have a problem with it.
- When the Mac can not connect to the printer it still file shares with other computers on my network and connects to the internet.
One curiosity I have noted when the printer fails then I remove and add it again it's name changes from Photosmart C7200 series [FCAF2A] to Photosmart C7200 series [FCAF2B] or vice versa.
As you can imagine this is quite an annoying problem as I can not save any custom print settings (I use duplex and fast draft to save ink and paper). Not to mention not just being able to reliably print from anywhere in the house and know the job will be waiting for me when I go by the printer.
To avoid rehashing what I have already tried.
- I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers from HP.
- I am running Snow Leopard with the latest updates (I installed a new hard drive recently and did a fresh install the problem existed on my old install as well)
- When the Mac can not connect my XP and Win 7 computers still work fine with the printer, they never have a problem with it.
- When the Mac can not connect to the printer it still file shares with other computers on my network and connects to the internet.
One curiosity I have noted when the printer fails then I remove and add it again it's name changes from Photosmart C7200 series [FCAF2A] to Photosmart C7200 series [FCAF2B] or vice versa.
As you can imagine this is quite an annoying problem as I can not save any custom print settings (I use duplex and fast draft to save ink and paper). Not to mention not just being able to reliably print from anywhere in the house and know the job will be waiting for me when I go by the printer.