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Posted on Jul 13, 2009

My printer has recently gone offline. I have

My printer has recently gone offline. I have changed all the ink cartridges and it didn't help. There are two computers using this printer (wirelessly) and neither works. It is the brother 490 cw. My router is functioning.

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Try and shut down the printer and turning it back on. Hold down the power key for 5 seconds or so. Then turn it back on to see if you have your connection showing on your task bar on the bottom of the screen. there should be a green halo around the printer. You may need to reboot your router too.

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