I would like my officejet 8600 as well as internet to stay connected at all times and never lose it'

[AGORILLALIFE]

We would like our wireless printer to stay connected a long with our laptop. Right now you have to either connect to the wifi via laptop or by printer. Either or shuts down internet connection

[KrazyToad]

@AGORILLALIFE

I have gone through your Post and would like to help

I suggest you keep the printer Firmware updated. You can refer to this Link: https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c02919168

Next assign a Manual IP Address and that might help

1) Obtain the IP address of the printer – You can touch the “wireless” icon on the printer control panel to obtain the IP address.
2) Type the IP address on your web browser to obtain the printer EWS page on your computer.
3) Go to "Network" tab - General - Select "Network protocols" - Select "Enable IPv4 only" (or similar) - Apply the settings.
4) Go to the “Network” tab – Click on “Wireless (802.11) – Then click on “Network address (IPv4)
5) Click Manual IP
6) If you see a Suggest a Manual IP Address button, click Manual IP address, and the Manual IP addresses are automatically filled out for you.
7) If your page does not have a button to suggest a manual IP address, type the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the numbers shown in the report you printed.
 

Keep me posted how it goes

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