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It would appear that the printer has a Wi-Fi connection that it is using in preference to the USB cable. <br />
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If a printer is connected by USB, it will print regardless of Internet Connection. In this case, since the printer is going off line, it must be connected wirelessly (perhaps you are not aware of that?)
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It would appear that the printer has a Wi-Fi connection that it is using in preference to the USB cable.

If a printer is connected by USB, it will print regardless of Internet Connection. In this case, since the printer is going off line, it must be connected wirelessly (perhaps you are not aware of that?)

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No, when the printer is offline, you can tell your application to print, but those print jobs will just be placed in the print queue. as soon as that printer comes back online, the documents you placed in that print queue print without you doing anything.
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No, when the printer is offline, you can tell your application to print, but those print jobs will just be placed in the print queue. as soon as that printer comes back online, the documents you placed in that print queue print without you doing anything.

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I did just that. removed driver software and re-installed selecting USA (not wireless)
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I did just that. removed driver software and re-installed selecting USA (not wireless)

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Laserjet P1102w. Dell Inspiron, Windows 8.1.<br />
The printer is connected through USB cable. However sometimes my Wi-Fi is down and the printer wont print. I get the message printer off-line. Is it possible to print when this printer is off-line?
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Laserjet P1102w. Dell Inspiron, Windows 8.1.
The printer is connected through USB cable. However sometimes my Wi-Fi is down and the printer wont print. I get the message printer off-line. Is it possible to print when this printer is off-line?

Printer problem: Is it possible to print when wireless is down

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