C4380 Trouble printing wirelessly MAC

Photosmart C3480
My MacAir is not able to print to my C3480 printer. This is a new issue. I've been printing wirelessly since January from this computer. OS 10.9
Message I'm seeing is "The printer is not connected" and in the que under the doc name "Printing - looking for printer [or] unable to locate printer"
I have downloaded a driver patch that was released this year and restarted the computer.
Only variable I can think of is that AT&T installed a new wireless modem in the house today.
Would sincerely appreciate your help!
Lisa
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Same problem. We have a new virgin router.
The HP instructions send you round in circles.
Install HP software and follow instructions to install a wireless printer.
Only problem is when trying to download the HP installation software for my printer I'm told (by HP) that it is built into the mac OS so I don't need to install.
As far as I can tell, the only way you can install a wireless/bonjour/airplay/whatever printer is when it is connected to the network - you then choose the printer within the mac os 'add printer'. BUT HOW CAN YOU DO THIS WHEN YOU CAN'T CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE NETWORK!!!!
I don't have a cd drive on my mac so can't install from a disc.
Any help would be most apreciated.
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I understand that you are experiencing issues when trying to configure your HP Photosmart C4795 All-in-One Printer for wireless printing with your Mac OS X 10.9.5 computer. I would like to work with you today with resolving this network connectivity issue. Now, just so you are aware, HP actually doesn't have a downloadable Full Feature Software and Driver package available for your model of printer on the Mac OS X 10.9 Operating System due to the age of your printer. Therefore, we will be relying on your Apple Updates to load all the software and drivers onto your Mac computer for you printer. Also, because there is no HP downloadable Full Feature Software and Drivers there is no wireless setup for your Mac computer. Therefore, you have two options:
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Source: Setting Up the Printer for a Wireless Network for the HP Photosmart C4700 All-in-One Printer...
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