Why do both my printers tell me they are offline?

I have a Kodak AIO5300 inkjet multifunction printer and it was telling me that it could not print as the printer was offline. All checks of connections failed to identify a cause and using the printer dialogue box did not allow me to change the status. I installed fresh printer drivers in case of a corruption but the printer remained offline.
I subsequently thought I would hook up my laser printer as I had not yet used it so i got it ouf of the box connected it up, my iMac identified it correctly and offered to install the drivers which I accepted and guess what? As soon as I tried to print it was to be advised that the printer was offliine.
I suspect some form of system bug that is beyond my knowledge so if someone can help me tweak my settings that would be much appreciated.

Are printing via usb or wireless?
If you are printing using usb and you can see the printer listed if you click on the "print and fax" in system preferences? Click on the printer and then the minus sign below ( - ). That will remove the printer. Then click on the plus sign ( + ) and re add the printer. That sometimes will do the trick.
You can also try going to the printer brand web site and find your printer and download the latest dirvers and firmware directly from the Kodak site or whatever brand your laser printer is.
I have a similar problem with an HP 6500 wireless printer. I get it loaded up and it works great wireless for several days and then one day I go to print and it is offline. I have to back and ask the printer to find the modem and re-enter the securtiy code and get it back online. And it works until it goes off line and then it's deja vu all over again.
I think that there is a tech problem with the apple systems around all this because I read about so many people having a problem with a number of different brands of printers and the common denominator is the apple computer. I have not seen a good solution yet. Does apple monitor this site and ever give answers?
Tom

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hp LaserJet 4250 [ED487E]._printer._tcp.local TXT IN 240 10.125.30.223 205.14 Wed Mar 18 13:24:26 2015
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hp LaserJet 4250 [ED487E]._printer._tcp.local TXT IN 240 10.125.30.223 196.42 Wed Mar 18 13:24:26 2015
hp LaserJet 4250 [ED487E]._printer._tcp.local TXT IN 240 10.125.30.223 208.15 Wed Mar 18 13:24:26 2015
hp LaserJet 4250 [ED487E]._pdl-datastream._tcp.local SRV/NBSTAT IN 240 10.125.30.223 207.35 Wed Mar 18 13:24:26 2015
hp LaserJet 4250 [ED487E]._pdl-datastream._tcp.local TXT IN 240 10.125.30.223 200.64 Wed Mar 18 13:24:26 2015
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