wifi printer can't find the router or vice versa

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  1. potjevleesch

    potjevleesch MDL Addicted

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    #1 potjevleesch, Feb 17, 2014
    until yesterday my epson home xp 207 had been linked and working flawlessly with my dsl router. For reason unknown the router rebooted all by itself, since then the printer just can't find any wifi. I checked the router params, their all ok just as before the self reboot, nothing changed. The laptop and smartphone are ok.
    Any clue ?
    thx in advance
     
  2. leebo_28

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    #2 leebo_28, Feb 17, 2014
    I would just re-setup your wireless on the printer.. set it back to default , then try to find a signal again.
     
  3. potjevleesch

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    #3 potjevleesch, Feb 18, 2014 (OP)
    thx it's what I did in the first place no result
     
  4. leebo_28

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    #4 leebo_28, Feb 18, 2014
    plug the printer into a pc and set the ip manually..
     
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  6. potjevleesch

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    #6 potjevleesch, Feb 18, 2014 (OP)
    could you more explicit ? do u mean the router IP ?
     
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    #7 leebo_28, Feb 18, 2014
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    #8 potjevleesch, Feb 19, 2014 (OP)
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    #9 leebo_28, Feb 19, 2014
    I am sorry to hear that..My only guess is a power surge shut everything down and your wifi didn't survive. Hopefully someone else chimes in with better ideas :unsure:
     
  10. potjevleesch

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    #10 potjevleesch, Feb 20, 2014 (OP)
    the wifi is still running: smartphone, laptop are ok , it's just that the Epson crap does not "see" the wifi as it did before
     
  11. leebo_28

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    #11 leebo_28, Feb 20, 2014
    Are you positive the printer and your other devices are on the same gateway/subnet? What did you do/see when printer was hooked up wired?
     
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    #12 leebo_28, Feb 20, 2014
    Also , did you try turning off any wifi security temporarily to see if printer can access router?
     
  13. potjevleesch

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    #13 potjevleesch, Feb 20, 2014 (OP)
    yes I did sutdown the firewall :confused:
     
  14. Leslie_Coffelt

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    #14 Leslie_Coffelt, Feb 21, 2014
    I don't have any experience with XP, but I have run into this situation with Windows 7. I had to go to "Printers and Devices" and remove the WiFi printer, then add it back. Windows 7 was retaining the old (outdated) settings. When our router rebooted, it gave the wifi printer a different IP and Win 7 couldn't or wouldn't update itself. Deleting and rediscovering it worked. Good luck.