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Question

Why can my PC only connect to wireless printer via WiFi?

Mar 21, 2018 6:57PM PDT

My computer can connect to my wireless printer when I connect to the network via WiFi, but it can't connect to the printer when the computer is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable. A fresh OS install solves this problem, but the problem keeps happening again after a couple months or so. Does anyone have an idea of what could cause this kind of problem?

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Sounds like you need to take care about your network type.
Mar 21, 2018 7:14PM PDT
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Two things may be the cause of the issue.
Mar 23, 2018 6:58AM PDT

1. Make sure the ip addresses are in the same class.
2. Use a different port on the router to connect to the computer and check if that works.