![]() I confirmed the ethernet wasn’t burned out by running tcpdump (the printer sent a BOOTP probe at boot, but then it turned off the ethernet port). I confirmed the printer was still operational by printing over USB. So I started trying ever-more desperate options. The first thing it suggested was to do a factory reset. I searched and found a guide to get the wireless going. I plugged in an ethernet cable but it quietly ignored it. I upgraded my router on the weekend… so I figured maybe it got confused and just needed some kind of reset to be able to connect again. But now it didn’t show up on the network at all. The printer has been running wirelessly because even though it now sits near the router, it used to be half a house away and I never bothered to change the configuration. ![]() It’s great, and has been quietly getting on with it’s job for years.īut yesterday, I went to print something and it didn’t work. How to factory reset a Brother HL-2170W printer
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