Both my network printers stopped printing

I have two officejet pro 8600 printers in my home. Suddenly both are not available from any laptop or mac on the network. This issue is not isolated to a single laptop or printer. The printers are online and have an IP address. However, if I type the IP address into a browser, it can't be found. If I use the "Update IP Address" Feature and run a search, it fails. I am definitely on the same network. I can still email docs to my hpeprint addresses. Please advise....
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Power off all printers and router. Power on router and wait 3 mins. Now power on the printers and wait until they connect to your router, verify. Now try.
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