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Windows

Printer access was restored by a firewall-side change

A printer issue was reported. The technician completed a change on the firewall side, and the printer test was later confirmed as working.

Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-05-08.

Affects

Versions

  • Windows

Hardware

  • printer

What you see

  • Printer use failed until the firewall-side change was completed.

Why it happens

Likely Suspected firewall configuration or rule was blocking printer traffic.

When it shows up

A Windows computer cannot use a printer and the fix is on the firewall side.

You are in this case if:

  • The ticket notes that a firewall-side change was completed for the printer issue.
  • The printer test was confirmed to work after the change.

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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-05-08. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.