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I can't print anything because my laptop is offline.

I have a brother printer and my laptop is telling me that it is offline. I have plugged the printer into the wall and it has turned on and i have plugged the grey USB cord into my laptop and it is still offline. So i cant print anything, what have i done wrong ?

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