The Canon printer is there, lights are on, wireless light is on but the desktop says ‘trouble connecting to printer’. I check the router page, it see the mac address but not an ip address? In fact only one wireless device has an ip address. That being this laptop I am typing on now.
OK, lets try restarting the wireless from the router. Find a flash light. Its a marvelous piece of industrial design and is beautiful to look at but no room for it up here so down in the dark under the desk. Count to 30…. Laptop is fussing, turn it back on, Laptop gets its elf reconnected. Wala! Everyone has IP addresses. Will the printer work? Oh, you bet, printed out in full color all of the previous attempts.
Dear Tech Diary, 
It sounds like you are at our house! We have more problems with our printer no longer recognizing it’s connection… It’s gotten so I wonder every time I print whether anything will come out.
David, it is good to see someone with as much tech savvy as you having the same issues as I do. Buy more ink!