<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">John, have you ever been able to print from there internet with this compacted & printer?<div><br></div><div>Ttry printing to file from the internet just to see if your browser is able to interpret the file. <div><br></div><div>Other things to try are to try another browser and/or user on the computer. If you have another computer, try printing from there. </div><div><br></div><div>What OS does your computer use?</div><div><br></div><div>Try connecting your printer to the computer with a USB cable. </div><div><br></div><div>Peace, Pat</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Feb 5, 2026, at 7:15 PM, john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">Need some help from the brain trust here... I've hit a wall</font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Dell desktop computer with Brother mfc-l2717dw laser printer</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Will print perfectly from word…excel… anything from desktop</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Will not print from internet</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">I’ve done the following</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Powered everything including router off and back on in sequence</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Pc finds printer on wifi … both pc and printer are on same 2.4 node/network</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Reloaded software/firmware/reset printer to factory default and set up everything again</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Router recognizes printer and pc….. no error messages or codes shown when trying to do internet print</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Just a generic message that says “something went wrong when you tried to print…check your printer.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Printer will print self test internally and from pc </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Spent two hours with Rahish and his family in the background trying all of the above again till he dumped me on the router provider (netgear orbi mesh)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Orbi warranty expired and they wanted 99 bucks to trouble shoot it….</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">I’m looking for solutions, experiences and even wild ass guesses at this point.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Thanks</font></p>
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