HP Officejet Pro 8600 Premium printer LOSES NETWORK connection daily

I've had my printer for a few years.  I've had no problems with it. Suddenly in the last week it refuses to maintain it's network connection.  It is WIRED.  It has a STATIC IP.  The router is set up to reserve this address for the printer.
I have uninstalled ALL HP software, downloaded the current versions and reinstalled.  It works fine.  If nothing is printed for a period of time (not sure the interval) it refuses to find the printer. 
Powering off the printer will reset it to work fine.
I've checked EVERYTHING. 
There is one article about this happening on Windows XP and talks about changing the ink alert but I've tried following those instructions and I canNOT find anything it is talking about.
I verified that printer is using current firmware.
When it loses it's connection to the network the router can't see it either. 
HELP.  It is most annoying to have people yelling at me all day to fix the printer.
NOTHING has changed on my printer set up.
The only changes to my network recently were installing 3 IP cameras and adding port forwarding for ports 2604, 2605 and 2606.  If that were causing an issue I'd expect it to NOT print at all.  After reboot it prints fine until it goes a period of time without printing theni t disappears from the network again.

Hello smsdavis, and welcome to the HP Forums.
I see you are running into connectivity issues.  I would like to try and help.
I would recommend powering down the computer and printer.  Once they are both off, remove the power cord from the wireless router for 60 seconds, and plug it back in.  After the router begins broadcasting, power on the printer and the computer.
I would also suggest utilizing this document on Wireless printing center Troubleshooting Issues.
Good luck and please let me know the results of your troubleshooting steps. Thank you for posting on the HP Forums.
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