TA21087 Link to how to keep Mac printer sharing on, please?

This must have been answered many times: How to keep Mac printer sharing on?
Brother MCF-7340 drivers have been installed from original DVD.
Turning on printer sharing remains easy. But sharing goes away by itself.

Dr. S-
The iPad uses AirPrint for printing.  AirPrint uses Bonjour data.  Some WiFi routers do not handle Bonjour data correctly.
Two options:
1.  New WiFi router.  Apple's AirPorts and Time Capsules are known to work.  My Cradlepoint MBR900 works.  There are others, but I do not know of any compatibility list.
2.  iPad App such as Print n Share.
(The option to run a program on your desktop computer that will share the printer over WiFi, may also require the router to pass Bonjour data correctly.)
Fred

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