diff --git a/src/components/Output/PrintToZebraDialog.tsx b/src/components/Output/PrintToZebraDialog.tsx
index f08489d1..6424e5fa 100644
--- a/src/components/Output/PrintToZebraDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Output/PrintToZebraDialog.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { useT } from "../../lib/useT";
 import { DialogShell } from "../ui/DialogShell";
 import {
   discoverBrowserPrintDevices,
-  isConnectionRefused,
   sendViaBrowserPrint,
   sendViaNetwork,
   type BrowserPrintDevice,
@@ -56,14 +55,26 @@ export function PrintToZebraDialog({ zpl, onClose }: Props) {
   async function handleNetworkSend() {
     persistNetwork();
     setNetStatus({ type: "sending" });
-    try {
-      await sendViaNetwork(ip.trim(), Number(port) || 9100, zpl);
-      setNetStatus({ type: "success", message: t.zebraPrint.success });
-    } catch (e) {
-      const msg = isConnectionRefused(e)
-        ? t.zebraPrint.errorRefused
-        : t.zebraPrint.errorGeneric;
-      setNetStatus({ type: "error", message: msg });
+    const result = await sendViaNetwork(ip.trim(), Number(port) || 9100, zpl);
+    switch (result.kind) {
+      case "responded":
+        // 2xx only counts as success; print servers / proxies that respond
+        // with 4xx or 5xx must surface as an error rather than green-success.
+        if (result.status >= 200 && result.status < 300) {
+          setNetStatus({ type: "success", message: t.zebraPrint.success });
+        } else {
+          setNetStatus({ type: "error", message: t.zebraPrint.errorGeneric });
+        }
+        return;
+      case "no_response":
+        // Raw-socket printers (port 9100) never reply with HTTP, so a
+        // timeout is the typical success case — but it is indistinguishable
+        // from an unreachable host. Report honestly instead of green-success.
+        setNetStatus({ type: "success", message: t.zebraPrint.sentNoResponse });
+        return;
+      case "refused":
+        setNetStatus({ type: "error", message: t.zebraPrint.errorRefused });
+        return;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/zebraPrint.ts b/src/lib/zebraPrint.ts
index d530813c..593a5aaf 100644
--- a/src/lib/zebraPrint.ts
+++ b/src/lib/zebraPrint.ts
@@ -45,21 +45,47 @@ export function isConnectionRefused(e: unknown): boolean {
   return e instanceof TypeError && /refused/i.test(e.message);
 }
 
-// Chrome shows a Private Network Access permission prompt on first use.
+/**
+ * Outcome of a direct network-print attempt.
+ *
+ *  - `responded`: fetch completed with an HTTP response. Rare for raw-socket
+ *    printers (port 9100), more typical for print servers / web frontends.
+ *  - `no_response`: fetch threw without a connection-refused signal — most
+ *    commonly a timeout. For raw-socket Zebra printers this is the *normal*
+ *    success case (they read the bytes and never reply with HTTP), but the
+ *    same exception is also raised when the host is unreachable. The browser
+ *    cannot tell those apart, so the UI must surface this honestly rather
+ *    than reporting an unverified success.
+ *  - `refused`: TCP RST — host reachable but nothing listening on the port.
+ */
+export type NetworkPrintResult =
+  | { kind: "responded"; status: number }
+  | { kind: "no_response" }
+  | { kind: "refused" };
+
+/**
+ * Direct raw-socket print attempt. Returns a Result rather than throwing
+ * because the success and unreachable-host paths raise the same exception
+ * (the printer never speaks HTTP back). The Browser-Print helpers above
+ * throw because they speak HTTP end-to-end and have no such ambiguity.
+ *
+ * Chrome shows a Private Network Access permission prompt on first use.
+ */
 export async function sendViaNetwork(
   ip: string,
   port: number,
   zpl: string,
-): Promise<void> {
+): Promise<NetworkPrintResult> {
   try {
-    await fetch(`http://${ip}:${port}`, {
+    const res = await fetch(`http://${ip}:${port}`, {
       method: "POST",
       body: zpl,
       headers: { "Content-Type": "text/plain" },
       signal: AbortSignal.timeout(4000),
     });
+    return { kind: "responded", status: res.status };
   } catch (e) {
-    // Timeout/abort is expected — printer never sends a valid HTTP response.
-    if (isConnectionRefused(e)) throw e;
+    if (isConnectionRefused(e)) return { kind: "refused" };
+    return { kind: "no_response" };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/locales/ar.ts b/src/locales/ar.ts
index 41aca664..37173095 100644
--- a/src/locales/ar.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ar.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const ar = {
     noPrinters: 'لم يتم العثور على طابعات',
     agentNotFound: 'عميل Zebra Browser Print غير نشط. قم بتنزيله من zebra.com.',
     success: 'تم إرسال ZPL بنجاح',
+    sentNoResponse: 'تم الإرسال. تحقق من الطابعة.',
     errorRefused: 'الاتصال مرفوض — تحقق من IP والمنفذ',
     errorGeneric: 'فشل إرسال ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'الصفحة على HTTPS — قد يحظر المتصفح الطباعة المباشرة عبر IP (محتوى مختلط).',
diff --git a/src/locales/bg.ts b/src/locales/bg.ts
index aa0c5f81..e1ebdf56 100644
--- a/src/locales/bg.ts
+++ b/src/locales/bg.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const bg = {
     noPrinters: 'Не са намерени принтери',
     agentNotFound: 'Агентът Zebra Browser Print не работи. Изтеглете от zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL изпратен успешно',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Изпратено. Проверете принтера.',
     errorRefused: 'Връзката е отказана — проверете IP и порт',
     errorGeneric: 'Неуспешно изпращане на ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'Страницата е на HTTPS — директният печат по IP може да бъде блокиран от браузъра (смесено съдържание).',
diff --git a/src/locales/cs.ts b/src/locales/cs.ts
index 99ada681..d93effe9 100644
--- a/src/locales/cs.ts
+++ b/src/locales/cs.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const cs = {
     noPrinters: 'Nenalezeny žádné tiskárny',
     agentNotFound: 'Agent Zebra Browser Print není spuštěn. Stáhněte z zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL úspěšně odesláno',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Odesláno. Zkontrolujte tiskárnu.',
     errorRefused: 'Připojení odmítnuto — zkontrolujte IP a port',
     errorGeneric: 'Odeslání ZPL selhalo',
     httpsWarning: 'Stránka používá HTTPS — přímý tisk přes IP může být prohlížečem zablokován (smíšený obsah).',
diff --git a/src/locales/da.ts b/src/locales/da.ts
index ceba196e..2308af2d 100644
--- a/src/locales/da.ts
+++ b/src/locales/da.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const da = {
     noPrinters: 'Ingen printere fundet',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print-agenten kører ikke. Download fra zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL sendt',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Sendt. Kontrollér printeren.',
     errorRefused: 'Forbindelse nægtet — kontroller IP og port',
     errorGeneric: 'Afsendelse af ZPL mislykkedes',
     httpsWarning: 'Siden bruger HTTPS — direkte udskrivning via IP kan blive blokeret af browseren (blandet indhold).',
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index b278d645..8a3ddf05 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ const de = {
     noPrinters: 'Keine Drucker gefunden',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print Agent nicht gefunden. Download auf zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL erfolgreich gesendet',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Gesendet. Bitte am Drucker prüfen.',
     errorRefused: 'Verbindung abgelehnt — IP und Port prüfen',
     errorGeneric: 'Fehler beim Senden',
     httpsWarning: 'Seite läuft über HTTPS — direktes IP-Drucken kann vom Browser blockiert werden (Mixed Content).',
diff --git a/src/locales/el.ts b/src/locales/el.ts
index eaf6779c..b030d52c 100644
--- a/src/locales/el.ts
+++ b/src/locales/el.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const el = {
     noPrinters: 'Δεν βρέθηκαν εκτυπωτές',
     agentNotFound: 'Ο πράκτορας Zebra Browser Print δεν εκτελείται. Κατεβάστε από το zebra.com.',
     success: 'Το ZPL στάλθηκε επιτυχώς',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Στάλθηκε. Ελέγξτε τον εκτυπωτή.',
     errorRefused: 'Η σύνδεση απορρίφθηκε — ελέγξτε IP και θύρα',
     errorGeneric: 'Αποτυχία αποστολής ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'Η σελίδα χρησιμοποιεί HTTPS — η άμεση εκτύπωση μέσω IP ενδέχεται να αποκλειστεί από τον φυλλομετρητή (μεικτό περιεχόμενο).',
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index 50f66c42..2caa32c2 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ const en = {
     noPrinters: 'No printers found',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print agent not running. Download it from zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL sent successfully',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Sent. Verify on the printer.',
     errorRefused: 'Connection refused — check IP and port',
     errorGeneric: 'Failed to send ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'Page is on HTTPS — direct IP printing may be blocked by the browser (Mixed Content).',
diff --git a/src/locales/es.ts b/src/locales/es.ts
index bd3e57b2..89a51ecc 100644
--- a/src/locales/es.ts
+++ b/src/locales/es.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const es = {
     noPrinters: 'No se encontraron impresoras',
     agentNotFound: 'Agente Zebra Browser Print no activo. Descárgalo en zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL enviado correctamente',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Enviado. Verifica en la impresora.',
     errorRefused: 'Conexión rechazada — verifica IP y puerto',
     errorGeneric: 'Error al enviar ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'La página está en HTTPS — la impresión directa por IP puede ser bloqueada por el navegador (contenido mixto).',
diff --git a/src/locales/et.ts b/src/locales/et.ts
index 6e76eff6..6d4915fc 100644
--- a/src/locales/et.ts
+++ b/src/locales/et.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const et = {
     noPrinters: 'Printereid ei leitud',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print agent ei tööta. Laadige alla aadressilt zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL edukalt saadetud',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Saadetud. Kontrolli printerit.',
     errorRefused: 'Ühendus keeldutud — kontrollige IP-d ja porti',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL saatmine ebaõnnestus',
     httpsWarning: 'Leht kasutab HTTPS-i — otsene IP-printimistöö võib olla brauseri poolt blokeeritud (segasisaldus).',
diff --git a/src/locales/fa.ts b/src/locales/fa.ts
index 382c30ff..ea3f6843 100644
--- a/src/locales/fa.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fa.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const fa = {
     noPrinters: 'چاپگری یافت نشد',
     agentNotFound: 'عامل Zebra Browser Print در حال اجرا نیست. از zebra.com دانلود کنید.',
     success: 'ZPL با موفقیت ارسال شد',
+    sentNoResponse: 'ارسال شد. روی چاپگر بررسی کنید.',
     errorRefused: 'اتصال رد شد — IP و پورت را بررسی کنید',
     errorGeneric: 'ارسال ZPL ناموفق بود',
     httpsWarning: 'صفحه روی HTTPS است — چاپ مستقیم از طریق IP ممکن است توسط مرورگر مسدود شود (محتوای مختلط).',
diff --git a/src/locales/fi.ts b/src/locales/fi.ts
index 43c24da9..ac5acb81 100644
--- a/src/locales/fi.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fi.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const fi = {
     noPrinters: 'Tulostimia ei löydy',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print -agentti ei ole käynnissä. Lataa osoitteesta zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL lähetetty onnistuneesti',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Lähetetty. Tarkista tulostimelta.',
     errorRefused: 'Yhteys evätty — tarkista IP ja portti',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL:n lähetys epäonnistui',
     httpsWarning: 'Sivu on HTTPS:llä — suora IP-tulostus saattaa olla selaimen estämä (sekasisältö).',
diff --git a/src/locales/fr.ts b/src/locales/fr.ts
index 736cefde..c31dcd95 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fr.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const fr = {
     noPrinters: 'Aucune imprimante trouvée',
     agentNotFound: 'Agent Zebra Browser Print non détecté. Téléchargez-le sur zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL envoyé avec succès',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Envoyé. Vérifie sur l\'imprimante.',
     errorRefused: 'Connexion refusée — vérifiez IP et port',
     errorGeneric: 'Échec de l’envoi ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'La page est en HTTPS — l\'impression directe par IP peut être bloquée par le navigateur (contenu mixte).',
diff --git a/src/locales/he.ts b/src/locales/he.ts
index 4102d696..7b2df6b8 100644
--- a/src/locales/he.ts
+++ b/src/locales/he.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const he = {
     noPrinters: 'לא נמצאו מדפסות',
     agentNotFound: 'סוכן Zebra Browser Print אינו פועל. הורד מזברא.com.',
     success: 'ZPL נשלח בהצלחה',
+    sentNoResponse: 'נשלח. בדוק במדפסת.',
     errorRefused: 'החיבור סורב — בדוק IP ופורט',
     errorGeneric: 'שליחת ZPL נכשלה',
     httpsWarning: 'הדף נמצא על HTTPS — הדפסה ישירה דרך IP עלולה להיחסם על ידי הדפדפן (תוכן מעורב).',
diff --git a/src/locales/hr.ts b/src/locales/hr.ts
index 3a50ce9a..ee5ba20d 100644
--- a/src/locales/hr.ts
+++ b/src/locales/hr.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const hr = {
     noPrinters: 'Nisu pronađeni pisači',
     agentNotFound: 'Agent Zebra Browser Print nije pokrenut. Preuzmite sa zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL uspješno poslan',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Poslano. Provjerite na pisaču.',
     errorRefused: 'Veza odbijena — provjerite IP i port',
     errorGeneric: 'Slanje ZPL-a nije uspjelo',
     httpsWarning: 'Stranica koristi HTTPS — izravno ispisivanje putem IP-a može biti blokirano od preglednika (mješoviti sadržaj).',
diff --git a/src/locales/hu.ts b/src/locales/hu.ts
index 12b5d8bf..8022762c 100644
--- a/src/locales/hu.ts
+++ b/src/locales/hu.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const hu = {
     noPrinters: 'Nem találhatók nyomtatók',
     agentNotFound: 'A Zebra Browser Print ügynök nem fut. Töltse le a zebra.com oldalról.',
     success: 'ZPL sikeresen elküldve',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Elküldve. Ellenőrizze a nyomtatón.',
     errorRefused: 'Kapcsolat megtagadva — ellenőrizze az IP-t és a portot',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL küldése sikertelen',
     httpsWarning: 'Az oldal HTTPS-en fut — az IP-n keresztüli közvetlen nyomtatást a böngésző blokkolhatja (vegyes tartalom).',
diff --git a/src/locales/it.ts b/src/locales/it.ts
index b34c4b3b..c9a127eb 100644
--- a/src/locales/it.ts
+++ b/src/locales/it.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const it = {
     noPrinters: 'Nessuna stampante trovata',
     agentNotFound: 'Agente Zebra Browser Print non attivo. Scaricalo su zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL inviato con successo',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Inviato. Verifica sulla stampante.',
     errorRefused: 'Connessione rifiutata — verifica IP e porta',
     errorGeneric: 'Invio ZPL non riuscito',
     httpsWarning: 'La pagina è in HTTPS — la stampa diretta tramite IP potrebbe essere bloccata dal browser (contenuto misto).',
diff --git a/src/locales/ja.ts b/src/locales/ja.ts
index 711a3ecb..af4e9f50 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ja.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const ja = {
     noPrinters: 'プリンターが見つかりません',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print エージェントが起動していません。zebra.com からダウンロードしてください。',
     success: 'ZPL を送信しました',
+    sentNoResponse: '送信しました。プリンターで確認してください。',
     errorRefused: '接続が拒否されました — IP とポートを確認してください',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL の送信に失敗しました',
     httpsWarning: 'ページが HTTPS 上にあります — ブラウザが直接 IP 印刷をブロックする場合があります（混在コンテンツ）。',
diff --git a/src/locales/ko.ts b/src/locales/ko.ts
index b6f454a6..5ed4edf0 100644
--- a/src/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ko.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const ko = {
     noPrinters: '프린터를 찾을 수 없습니다',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print 에이전트가 실행 중이 아닙니다. zebra.com에서 다운로드하세요.',
     success: 'ZPL이 전송되었습니다',
+    sentNoResponse: '전송됨. 프린터에서 확인하세요.',
     errorRefused: '연결이 거부되었습니다 — IP와 포트를 확인하세요',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL 전송에 실패했습니다',
     httpsWarning: '페이지가 HTTPS 상에 있습니다 — 브라우저가 직접 IP 인쇄를 차단할 수 있습니다(혼합 콘텐츠).',
diff --git a/src/locales/lt.ts b/src/locales/lt.ts
index ab89239f..b6d3d3b2 100644
--- a/src/locales/lt.ts
+++ b/src/locales/lt.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const lt = {
     noPrinters: 'Spausdintuvų nerasta',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print agentas neveikia. Atsisiųskite iš zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL sėkmingai išsiųsta',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Išsiųsta. Patikrinkite spausdintuvą.',
     errorRefused: 'Ryšys atmestas — patikrinkite IP ir prievadą',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL siuntimas nepavyko',
     httpsWarning: 'Puslapis naudoja HTTPS — tiesioginis spausdinimas per IP gali būti užblokuotas naršyklės (mišrus turinys).',
diff --git a/src/locales/lv.ts b/src/locales/lv.ts
index 7e9c013f..c18c7d0e 100644
--- a/src/locales/lv.ts
+++ b/src/locales/lv.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const lv = {
     noPrinters: 'Printeri nav atrasti',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print aģents nedarbojas. Lejupielādējiet no zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL veikmīgi nosūtīts',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Nosūtīts. Pārbaudiet printerī.',
     errorRefused: 'Savienojums atteikts — pārbaudiet IP un portu',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL nosūtīšana neizdevās',
     httpsWarning: 'Lapa izmanto HTTPS — tiešā IP drukāšana var tikt bloķēta pārlūkprogrammā (jaukts saturs).',
diff --git a/src/locales/nl.ts b/src/locales/nl.ts
index 1a2a5b99..e89847a0 100644
--- a/src/locales/nl.ts
+++ b/src/locales/nl.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const nl = {
     noPrinters: 'Geen printers gevonden',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print-agent niet actief. Download op zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL succesvol verzonden',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Verzonden. Controleer op de printer.',
     errorRefused: 'Verbinding geweigerd — controleer IP en poort',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL verzenden mislukt',
     httpsWarning: 'Pagina gebruikt HTTPS — direct afdrukken via IP kan worden geblokkeerd door de browser (gemengde inhoud).',
diff --git a/src/locales/no.ts b/src/locales/no.ts
index 3291ca55..c754541c 100644
--- a/src/locales/no.ts
+++ b/src/locales/no.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const no = {
     noPrinters: 'Ingen skrivere funnet',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print-agenten kjører ikke. Last ned fra zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL sendt',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Sendt. Sjekk på skriveren.',
     errorRefused: 'Tilkobling nektet — sjekk IP og port',
     errorGeneric: 'Sending av ZPL mislyktes',
     httpsWarning: 'Siden bruker HTTPS — direkte utskrift via IP kan bli blokkert av nettleseren (blandet innhold).',
diff --git a/src/locales/pl.ts b/src/locales/pl.ts
index 770f8731..cad41431 100644
--- a/src/locales/pl.ts
+++ b/src/locales/pl.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const pl = {
     noPrinters: 'Nie znaleziono drukarek',
     agentNotFound: 'Agent Zebra Browser Print nie działa. Pobierz ze strony zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL wysłany pomyślnie',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Wysłano. Sprawdź na drukarce.',
     errorRefused: 'Odmowa połączenia — sprawdź IP i port',
     errorGeneric: 'Błąd wysyłania ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'Strona używa HTTPS — bezpośrednie drukowanie przez IP może zostać zablokowane przez przeglądarkę (mieszana treść).',
diff --git a/src/locales/pt.ts b/src/locales/pt.ts
index 4d51a728..d272e54a 100644
--- a/src/locales/pt.ts
+++ b/src/locales/pt.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const pt = {
     noPrinters: 'Nenhuma impressora encontrada',
     agentNotFound: 'Agente Zebra Browser Print não está em execução. Baixe em zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL enviado com sucesso',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Enviado. Verifique na impressora.',
     errorRefused: 'Conexão recusada — verifique IP e porta',
     errorGeneric: 'Falha ao enviar ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'A página está em HTTPS — a impressão direta por IP pode ser bloqueada pelo navegador (conteúdo misto).',
diff --git a/src/locales/ro.ts b/src/locales/ro.ts
index 93ffa9b8..4404a6e1 100644
--- a/src/locales/ro.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ro.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const ro = {
     noPrinters: 'Nu s-au găsit imprimante',
     agentNotFound: 'Agentul Zebra Browser Print nu rulează. Descărcați de pe zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL trimis cu succes',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Trimis. Verifică pe imprimantă.',
     errorRefused: 'Conexiune refuzată — verificați IP şi portul',
     errorGeneric: 'Trimiterea ZPL a eşuat',
     httpsWarning: 'Pagina este pe HTTPS — imprimarea directă prin IP poate fi blocată de browser (conținut mixt).',
diff --git a/src/locales/sk.ts b/src/locales/sk.ts
index a097910e..f39a2dbb 100644
--- a/src/locales/sk.ts
+++ b/src/locales/sk.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const sk = {
     noPrinters: 'Neboli nájdené žiadne tlačiarne',
     agentNotFound: 'Agent Zebra Browser Print nie je spustený. Stiahnite zo zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL úspšne odoslané',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Odoslané. Skontrolujte na tlačiarni.',
     errorRefused: 'Pripojenie odmietnuté — skontrolujte IP a port',
     errorGeneric: 'Odoslanie ZPL zlyhalo',
     httpsWarning: 'Stránka beží cez HTTPS — priama tlač cez IP môže byť prehliadačom zablokovaná (zmiešaný obsah).',
diff --git a/src/locales/sl.ts b/src/locales/sl.ts
index 1038be7e..fee60b09 100644
--- a/src/locales/sl.ts
+++ b/src/locales/sl.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const sl = {
     noPrinters: 'Ni najdenih tiskalnikov',
     agentNotFound: 'Agent Zebra Browser Print ne deluje. Prenesite s zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL uspešno poslan',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Poslano. Preverite na tiskalniku.',
     errorRefused: 'Povezava zavrnjena — preverite IP in vrata',
     errorGeneric: 'Pošiljanje ZPL ni uspelo',
     httpsWarning: 'Stran uporablja HTTPS — neposredno tiskanje prek IP-ja je morda blokirano s strani brskalnika (mešana vsebina).',
diff --git a/src/locales/sr.ts b/src/locales/sr.ts
index 1a0774e8..88078a15 100644
--- a/src/locales/sr.ts
+++ b/src/locales/sr.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const sr = {
     noPrinters: 'Nisu pronađeni štampači',
     agentNotFound: 'Agent Zebra Browser Print nije pokrenut. Preuzmite sa zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL uspešno poslat',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Poslato. Proverite na štampaču.',
     errorRefused: 'Veza odbijena — proverite IP i port',
     errorGeneric: 'Slanje ZPL-a nije uspelo',
     httpsWarning: 'Stranica koristi HTTPS — direktno štampanje putem IP može biti blokirano od strane pregledača (mešoviti sadržaj).',
diff --git a/src/locales/sv.ts b/src/locales/sv.ts
index db3cf45b..f88859ab 100644
--- a/src/locales/sv.ts
+++ b/src/locales/sv.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const sv = {
     noPrinters: 'Inga skrivare hittades',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print-agenten körs inte. Ladda ner från zebra.com.',
     success: 'ZPL skickades',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Skickat. Verifiera på skrivaren.',
     errorRefused: 'Anslutning nekad — kontrollera IP och port',
     errorGeneric: 'Det gick inte att skicka ZPL',
     httpsWarning: 'Sidan använder HTTPS — direktutskrift via IP kan blockeras av webbläsaren (blandat innehåll).',
diff --git a/src/locales/tr.ts b/src/locales/tr.ts
index b07ac490..b375eb63 100644
--- a/src/locales/tr.ts
+++ b/src/locales/tr.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const tr = {
     noPrinters: 'Yazıcı bulunamadı',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print aracısı çalışmıyor. zebra.com adresinden indirin.',
     success: 'ZPL başarıyla gönderildi',
+    sentNoResponse: 'Gönderildi. Yazıcıdan doğrulayın.',
     errorRefused: 'Bağlantı reddedildi — IP ve portu kontrol edin',
     errorGeneric: 'ZPL gönderilemedi',
     httpsWarning: 'Sayfa HTTPS üzerinde — doğrudan IP yazdırma tarayıcı tarafından engellenebilir (karma içerik).',
diff --git a/src/locales/zh-hans.ts b/src/locales/zh-hans.ts
index 781826f7..8ed5a2be 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh-hans.ts
+++ b/src/locales/zh-hans.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const zhHans = {
     noPrinters: '未找到打印机',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print 代理未运行。请从 zebra.com 下载。',
     success: 'ZPL 发送成功',
+    sentNoResponse: '已发送。请在打印机上确认。',
     errorRefused: '连接被拒绝 — 检查 IP 和端口',
     errorGeneric: '发送 ZPL 失败',
     httpsWarning: '页面在 HTTPS 上 — 浏览器可能阻止直接 IP 打印（混合内容）。',
diff --git a/src/locales/zh-hant.ts b/src/locales/zh-hant.ts
index 3d4ffe2d..ea7acfc3 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/src/locales/zh-hant.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ const zhHant = {
     noPrinters: '未找到印表機',
     agentNotFound: 'Zebra Browser Print 代理程式未執行。請從 zebra.com 下載。',
     success: 'ZPL 傳送成功',
+    sentNoResponse: '已傳送。請在印表機上確認。',
     errorRefused: '連線遭拒 — 請確認 IP 和連接埠',
     errorGeneric: '傳送 ZPL 失敗',
     httpsWarning: '頁面在 HTTPS 上 — 瀏覽器可能封鎖直接 IP 列印（混合內容）。',
diff --git a/src/test/zebraPrint.test.ts b/src/test/zebraPrint.test.ts
index 47d24130..5e656af4 100644
--- a/src/test/zebraPrint.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/zebraPrint.test.ts
@@ -133,30 +133,45 @@ describe("sendViaNetwork", () => {
     expect(init.body).toBe("^XA^XZ");
   });
 
-  it("swallows a generic TypeError (printer gives no HTTP response)", async () => {
+  it("returns no_response on a generic TypeError (raw-socket printer's typical case)", async () => {
     vi.stubGlobal("fetch", mockFetchThrow(new TypeError("network error")));
-    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toEqual({
+      kind: "no_response",
+    });
   });
 
-  it("swallows an AbortError (timeout — printer never responds)", async () => {
+  it("returns no_response on AbortError (timeout — host unreachable or printer silent)", async () => {
     const abort = new DOMException("signal timed out", "AbortError");
     vi.stubGlobal("fetch", mockFetchThrow(abort));
-    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toEqual({
+      kind: "no_response",
+    });
   });
 
-  it("re-throws TypeError with 'refused' in message", async () => {
+  it("returns refused on a TypeError with 'refused' in the message", async () => {
     vi.stubGlobal(
       "fetch",
       mockFetchThrow(new TypeError("Connection refused")),
     );
-    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).rejects.toThrow(
-      "Connection refused",
-    );
+    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toEqual({
+      kind: "refused",
+    });
   });
 
-  it("swallows a successful response (printer accepts data)", async () => {
+  it("returns responded with status when fetch resolves (e.g. print server)", async () => {
     vi.stubGlobal("fetch", mockFetch({}));
-    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toEqual({
+      kind: "responded",
+      status: 200,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("preserves a non-2xx status so the caller can flag it as an error", async () => {
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", mockFetch({}, false));
+    await expect(sendViaNetwork("192.168.1.50", 9100, "^XA^XZ")).resolves.toEqual({
+      kind: "responded",
+      status: 500,
+    });
   });
 });