Thanks, Lee. That seems to have solved my problem. Penny
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > >> On Jul 18, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Penny Youngman <youngman.pe...@gmail.com> 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 leelar...@me.com > > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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