Network Difficulties - Brother MFC MFC-295CN User Manual

Network Difficulties

Difficulty
Cannot print over the network.
The network scanning feature does
not work.
Your computer cannot find your
machine.
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Suggestions
Make sure that your machine is powered on and is online and in Ready mode.
Print a Network Configuration list (see Reports on page 55) and check the current
Network settings printed in this list.
(MFC-295CN only) Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to verify that the cabling
and network connections are good. If possible, try connecting the machine to a
different port on your hub using a different cable. If the connections are good, the
machine shows LAN Active for 2 seconds.
(If you are having Network problems, see Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM
for more information.)
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<Windows users>
Firewall settings on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection.
Follow the instructions below to configure the Firewall. If you are using personal
Firewall software, see the User's Guide for your software or contact the software
manufacturer.
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For Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista
Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.
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For Windows XP SP1 users, please visit the Brother Solutions Center.
(http://solutions.brother.com)
<Macintosh users>
Re-select your machine in the Device Selector application located in
Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the model
list in ControlCenter2.
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<Windows users>
Firewall settings on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection.
For detail, see the instruction above.
<Macintosh users>
Re-select your machine in the Device Selector application located in
Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the model
list in ControlCenter2.
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users, see Firewall settings in the