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Harvey
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Oct 21, 2015, 01:31 PM
 
After installing El Capitan I have had printing issues with all of my devices. I also needed to buy and install a new Time Capsule a month or 2 before the install.

It seems that I can get my Epson XP-610 printing on my iMac but not my macbook or my wife mac air. . . . . all of which use to print flawlessly. We have also lost air printing capabilities on our phones. The printer cannot be found or it is simply looking for the printer when I try to add a printer.

My airport router (TC) is set up with a dual (password needed) network (2.4 and 5GZ) as well as a guest network with no password needed. I don't ever recall needing to choose a particular network to print before but that (seems?) to be happening. My wifi is fine and everything is connected but printing issues persist. No help online found. Should I simply redo the whole router thing?

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Oct 21, 2015, 01:50 PM
 
It's not clear what your setup is. Are you saying the printer is connected to the TC's USB port for access by everybody? Or is it truly a wifi printer with no cable connections? You also don't indicate how the computers are connected. Ethernet or all wirelessly?

More info might help a little.

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Oct 21, 2015, 09:12 PM
 
My Epson XP-610 is a wireless and AirPrint printer. I have always run it wirelessly on my network. All computers are used untethered.
     
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Oct 22, 2015, 03:27 AM
 
I'm presuming everything is on the regular network, not the guest network. The whole point of a guest network is to prevent a guest from accessing internal resources, and I would assume that includes a printer. Make sure the printer and all the computers and devices are connecting through the same wifi.

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Jul 8, 2016, 09:12 PM
 
I was able to fix my wireless Epson printer whoas by shutting it down and unplugging it for 1 minute. Why this worked is a mystery to me. Yes, it was truly wireless and on the correct network . . . not the guest or 5Ghz. For the life of me I will never understand why both of our iPhones as well as both of our mac laptops became unprintable and then were OK. If anyone knows why computer devices can be so unpredictable.

Thanks for all of your past help.

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Jul 9, 2016, 08:04 AM
 
We have an Epson at One of my workplaces, and it randomly shits the bed every few months and won't print via wifi for a day or so.

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