Printers and wifi

[ShirleyL]

Hi just wondering if someone can tell me what I am doing wrong.

I just got a new epson printer a couple of months ago that can use wifi.

I'm using it with a netbook so couldn't use the installation cd that came with it but I downloaded all the stuff from the epson website and the printer works grand.

However when I try to use it again the next day it doesn't work wirelessly. It will work with the usb cable but then that takes away the point of it being wireless.
If I delete printer and reinstall it, it works again but I can't be doing that every time.
I think the problem is that my computer can't find the printer on the network as the printer itself works ok. I use windows xp.

Any help would be great before I throw the thing out the window, thanks

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Having same problem with my new Brother wireless printer. Worked fine initially when set up but not wirelessly since. Just says printer offline.

Mine just says document failed to print. The printer itself works great when using the usb cable, and its settings show thats its connected.

I think maybe I have to make the printer visible to the computer but I don't know how to do it. It's so annoying as it's probably something really simple.