On 6/24/22 20:46, Jerry Feldman wrote:
IMHO the printer should be on the LAN. Connecting it to the computer means
that the computer needs to be running for the printer to be accessible to
other systems.
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However, to connect a printer to the LAN is to trust the printer's IP stack
(you probably shouldnt unless your printer is brand new)
Ultimately, a network printer is usually just an ARM or MIPS computer running
ancient busybox/linux. Do you really want that on your network?
> On Jun 24, 2022, a
IMHO the printer should be on the LAN. Connecting it to the computer means
that the computer needs to be running for the printer to be accessible to
other systems.
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Jerry Feldman
Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
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Another issue with the Asus - when it was functioning as a standard
router, was that it would not enable IPv6. The only way it could be used
for both IPv4 and 6, was to configure it as an AP. There are settings in
its firmware to enable IPv6 when used as a standard router, but none of
the settings
The issue you raise is privacy. If you use the isp provided gateway or your
own replacement, devices will get up addresses from that gateway's nat. If
you get a router, and set it up to manage your lan, you are insulating your
devices from the network. Of course, if you want a device accessible fro
Comcast will allow a customer to use a personally-owned modem, if this
is what you're referring to. They have a list online of the approved
modems, that I presume were tested to ensure they work.
I have an Asus router that is configured as an access point, which I
have used in the past. As an AP,
I generally recommend minimizing the amount of trust you give to your ISP.
I've switched between different ISPs over the years, and if the ISP insists
on providing its own wifi router, I would connect only one device to that
router: my own personal wifi router.
My internal home network is always u
My printer is an OfficeJet Pro 8210 and it will prompt to download and
install a software upgrade, if available, when it's connected to the
network. It has upgraded the software once, since I've had it. I do not
know how often it checks HP for updates.
On 6/24/22 15:54, Ben Kallus wrote:
It's
It's worth noting the security risks that come with network printers.
Their firmwares is not often updated, and has been shown to be
insecure time and time again.^1 You may be better off connecting it to
a computer you trust, then exposing it as a network printer through
that computer. The photosma
On 6/24/22 11:21, dan moylan wrote:
running fc36 on lenevo thinkpad T460 (alphacent), printer hp
photosmart d110.
because of other problems, xfinity just came and provided a
new modem/router/wifi. i logged into xfinity's device and
set up reserved ip addresses for my stuff in accordance with
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