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I was wondering if there was a way to connect my Brother network printer in a way that lets users print using both the ethernet and wifi simultaneously?

I know that Brother specifically states on their site that you cannot use ethernet and wifi at the same time but I was just wondering if there's any other way around this to make it work aside from buying another printer.

Thank you.

rgjkerg112
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To summarise all the comments to your question, here's what you need to do to use the printer with both wired and wireless connections.

  1. Connect the printer to an Ethernet port on your WiFi router.
  2. Give the printer a static IP address outside the DHCP range, or reserve an address for it on the DHCP server. In home situations, the DHCP server is usually the router.
  3. Make sure the router does not isolate wired from WiFi connections. If both have the same IP address range (e.g. 192.168.0.x or 10.0.0.x) it will work fine. That is the case with most routers. If the address ranges are different, set the router up to bridge them.
  4. Install the printer on the PCs, using either the Brother software to find it on the network, or installing it as a local printer and creating a Standard TCP/IP port for it (with the printer's IP address).

These instructions are generic. Exact setup details depend on the make and model of your router and your printer.

hdhondt
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