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Ethernet-connected printer keeps showing as offline
We have a DLink DSL-2730B wireless ethernet router into which is plugged, amongst other devices, a Konica Minolta C252 print hub device.
The other computers are desktops, connected via CAT5 cables to the router. I use the wireless connection for my laptop as there are no more ports available on the router and, in any case, my desk is on the opposite side of the room. I am running Windows 7 SP1.
The C252 has a fixed IP address.
The problem I have is that every time I disconnect the laptop from the network, when I come to reconnect the printer shows as offline and I need to uninstall and reinstall it to get the two devices to talk to one another again.
Occasionally (though not every time) when I reinstall the printer the laptop tells me the name is still in use. That may be because I don't leave enough time for the uninstall to propagate because I want to reinstall the thing and get on with my work.
Is there any way I can reconnect to the printer across the wireless network without having to go through this rigmarole every day?