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printer connection

  1. N

    Converting an old printer to Bluetooth

    I bought a Brother Bluetooth printer and returned it because it was awful (I mean it was really, Really, bad at wireless printing). But my old HP printer (over a decade old) still works wonderfully (I think it’s a 1006 —not wireless). I’m wondering if it’s possible to plug a USB Bluetooth...
  2. sanfig

    Problems with Printer Configuration

    Hello. I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro to Monterrey 12.1. I had a printer previously configured on our home WiFi. The printer is completely gone now and when I try to add it, I receive this error message. There is no indication on what's going on. Does anyone know how to solve this?
  3. mac_in_tosh

    Printer only works in administrator account

    I've used my printer from other accounts in the past. I'm not sure what changed so that now it only works in my admin account. In other accounts, if I run Image Capture a window pops up saying "failed to open connection." If I try to print, a not-very-informative window pops up saying "error...
  4. Phil Carter

    iPad Pro Lost iPad Pro Wireless Connection with Printer

    I have iPad Pro (iPadOS 13.6) It recently, and suddenly stopped connecting wirelessly with my HP ENVY 4500 printer (before update to iPadOS 13.6, but still won't connect after this update) Printer still connects OK wirelessly with my iMac. Hence, I don't think it has anything to do with the...