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annmalk

Level 1 (4 points)

macOS Big Sur unable to communicate with Brother MFC-L2713DW printer

unable to communicate with Brother MFC-L2713DW printer MacOS BigSur 11.7.11

Posted on Sep 15, 2026 7:39 PM

2 replies

John Galt

Level 10 (162,806 points)

Sep 15, 2026 8:23 PM in response to annmalk

Is that printer installed as an AirPrint printer in Printers & Scanners? If so, the usual fixes are to restart the printer, restart the network router and any associated wireless access points, restart the Mac.

If not, install that printer as an AirPrint printer. You must explicitly choose AirPrint.

den.thed

Level 10 (99,154 points)

Sep 15, 2026 8:51 PM in response to annmalk

For help setting up an AirPrint printer with your Mac.

see > About AirPrint - Apple Support

For Brother MFC-L2713DW printer support.

go to > https://support.brother.com/g/b/producttop.aspx?

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256357751