Printers are off line - why?

OMG

I have two printers that I have not used for a few weeks. Suddenly
neither will print. They are said to be 'off line'. How that
happened I have no idea. Can someone tell me how to undo this and
make them 'on line' so I can print?

Thanks

Me

On Mon, 25 May 2015 15:16:52 -0400, wrote:

OMG

I have two printers that I have not used for a few weeks. Suddenly
neither will print. They are said to be 'off line'. How that
happened I have no idea. Can someone tell me how to undo this and
make them 'on line' so I can print?

Thanks

Do they have a power saving mode that shuts them down after a period
of time? Would switching them on be the answer?

On Mon, 25 May 2015 12:53:03 -0700, Stormin' Norman
wrote:

On Mon, 25 May 2015 15:16:52 -0400, wrote:

OMG

I have two printers that I have not used for a few weeks. Suddenly
neither will print. They are said to be 'off line'. How that
happened I have no idea. Can someone tell me how to undo this and
make them 'on line' so I can print?


Open your devices and printers in control panel, find your printers in
question, double click on one. In the new window that opens, click on
the "printer" menu, look for "Use Printer Offline" if it is checked /
selected, deselect it. If your printer is connected, up and running,
this should put it back online. Any documents in your print queue
should start printing.

Do the same thing for the second printer.


Thanx
I did see 'off line'.
Turns out my CAT5's had come loose. Everything shud be this eezy

Me

On 25/05/2015 21:23, wrote:
On Mon, 25 May 2015 12:53:03 -0700, Stormin' Norman
wrote:

On Mon, 25 May 2015 15:16:52 -0400, wrote:

OMG

I have two printers that I have not used for a few weeks. Suddenly
neither will print. They are said to be 'off line'. How that
happened I have no idea. Can someone tell me how to undo this and
make them 'on line' so I can print?


Open your devices and printers in control panel, find your printers in
question, double click on one. In the new window that opens, click on
the "printer" menu, look for "Use Printer Offline" if it is checked /
selected, deselect it. If your printer is connected, up and running,
this should put it back online. Any documents in your print queue
should start printing.

Do the same thing for the second printer.


Thanx
I did see 'off line'.
Turns out my CAT5's had come loose. [....]

Watch out for CATs on the loose. They like to stink out the territory
they claim!
--
choro
*****
Politics is the art of dealing with the repercussions
of yesteryear's policies.-- Quoted from choro's sayings.

On Mon, 25 May 2015 16:23:35 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 25 May 2015 12:53:03 -0700, Stormin' Norman
wrote:

On Mon, 25 May 2015 15:16:52 -0400, wrote:

OMG

I have two printers that I have not used for a few weeks. Suddenly
neither will print. They are said to be 'off line'. How that
happened I have no idea. Can someone tell me how to undo this and
make them 'on line' so I can print?


Open your devices and printers in control panel, find your printers in
question, double click on one. In the new window that opens, click on
the "printer" menu, look for "Use Printer Offline" if it is checked /
selected, deselect it. If your printer is connected, up and running,
this should put it back online. Any documents in your print queue
should start printing.

Do the same thing for the second printer.


Thanx
I did see 'off line'.
Turns out my CAT5's had come loose. Everything shud be this eezy

Ethernet cables typically have a small clip that prevents them from coming
loose. If the clips on your cables have broken off, I'd suggest replacing
the cables. They're very inexpensive (monoprice.com, for example) and you
won't have to wonder if they're snug or not.

--

Char Jackson

On Tue, 26 May 2015 00:45:49 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote:

On Mon, 25 May 2015 16:23:35 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 25 May 2015 12:53:03 -0700, Stormin' Norman
wrote:

On Mon, 25 May 2015 15:16:52 -0400, wrote:

OMG

I have two printers that I have not used for a few weeks. Suddenly
neither will print. They are said to be 'off line'. How that
happened I have no idea. Can someone tell me how to undo this and
make them 'on line' so I can print?


Open your devices and printers in control panel, find your printers in
question, double click on one. In the new window that opens, click on
the "printer" menu, look for "Use Printer Offline" if it is checked /
selected, deselect it. If your printer is connected, up and running,
this should put it back online. Any documents in your print queue
should start printing.

Do the same thing for the second printer.


Thanx
I did see 'off line'.
Turns out my CAT5's had come loose. Everything shud be this eezy

Ethernet cables typically have a small clip that prevents them from coming
loose. If the clips on your cables have broken off, I'd suggest replacing
the cables. They're very inexpensive (monoprice.com, for example) and you
won't have to wonder if they're snug or not.

Good advice - mine are old and shabby.

Thanks for the advice

ME