'Filter' failed message when trying to print

I have a MacBook Pro 15-inch, mid 2009 running OS 10.9.5 and an Epson Artisan 730 with a wireless connection.
Today, when trying to print, I get a message that says, "Stopped - 'Filter' failed."
I have never seen this message before. It was printing just fine a couple of days ago.
I noticed there was an Epson software update available in the App Store, so I downloaded that. Didn't help.
I tried restarting the computer. Didn't help.
Does anyone know what might be causing this? It just sort of came out of nowhere.

Mystery solved! By going to the referenced link, I found this:
If you’re using a Wi-Fi network and there are multiple Wi-Fi networks available, your Mac and the printer might be on different networks. Open the Wi-Fi menu in the menu bar, then try choosing a different network.
I got a new router that has two network branches. The printer (Artisan 870) is on the low-speed branch (because who cares how long something takes to print?). Rebooting usually brings up the MacBook Pro on the same branch for some reason, but I had manually switched it to the high speed branch to watch some streaming video. Manually switching it back cured the problem. This thoroughly explains why I was getting this error message intermittently.

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