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.
-- Jerry Feldman <[email protected]> Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7 PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1 3050 5715 B88D 6F6 B B6E7 On Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 8:38 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 worked. > > Is it the general opinion that a printer should be directly connected to > the computer, rather than via Ethernet/WiFi? > > > On 6/24/22 20:16, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > 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 from > > the outside, that is a different story. > > > > -- > > Jerry Feldman <[email protected]> > > Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org > > PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7 > > PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1 3050 5715 B88D 6F6 > > B B6E7 > > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 7:51 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 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, the devices on the internal network > >> would pull IP's from the Comcast gateway, but are physically/WiFi > >> connected to the AP. A negative to this, is that (unlike the Comcast > >> gateway) the router/AP will not allow the same SSID to be used for both > >> 2.4 and 5.0 GHz WiFI. > >> > >> > >> On 6/24/22 19:04, John Abreau wrote: > >>> 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 under my personal administrative > >>> control, and I only use the ISP to transport bits back and forth > >>> between my private network and the public Internet. > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 4:50 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> 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 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 photosmart D110 is the printer I had as a > >>> kid, and > >>> > I don't think it's gotten an update in a very long time. > >>> > > >>> > [1]: > >>> > >> > https://techventures.columbia.edu/news-and-events/latest-news/symbiote-technology-created-ang-cui-and-salvatore-stolfo-named-one > >>> > > >>> >> On Jun 24, 2022, at 1:58 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> 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 > >>> >>> > >>> >>> /etc/hosts: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 127.0.0.1 alphacent.localdomain alphacent > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 10.0.0.1 xfinity.localdomain xfinity > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 10.0.0.63 aldeberon.localdomain aldeberon > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 10.0.0.62 d110.localdomain d110 > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 10.0.0.61 unknown > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 10.0.0.60 alphacent.localdomain alphacent > >>> >>> > >>> >>> 50.87.218.82 bluedan > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> all is well, except for the printer. i went through the > >>> >>> > >>> >>> wireless setup on the printer which declared success, but > >>> >>> > >>> >>> the xfinitiy modem shows it as an offline device -- > >>> >>> > >>> >>> un-pingable. > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> moylan nmp[1111] nmap -Pn 10.0.0.62 > 3log > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2022-06-24 > 11:14 > >> EDT > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Nmap scan report for d110.localdomain (10.0.0.62) > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Host is up (0.10s latency). > >>> >>> > >>> >>> All 1000 scanned ports on d110.localdomain (10.0.0.62) are > >>> >>> > >>> >>> in ignored states. Not shown: 990 filtered tcp ports > >>> >>> > >>> >>> (no-response), 10 filtered tcp ports (host-unreach) > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 7.04 seconds > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> what's going on? > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> ole dan > >>> >> > >>> >> I swapped out my gateway with Comcast last month because of the > >>> speed > >>> >> increases back in March. My HP printer was connected to the > >>> previous and > >>> >> is connected to the new, via Ethernet. The printer apparently > >>> retained > >>> >> its IP address in its settings, so once it was connected to the > >> new > >>> >> gateway, it just worked. > >>> >> > >>> >> If the above is the IP address of the printer and HPLIP is > already > >>> >> installed, as superuser/root, running: > >>> >> > >>> >> hp-setup -a 10.0.0.62 > >>> >> > >>> >> in a terminal window, should otherwise configure it. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Discuss mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix > >>> Email: [email protected] / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID > >>> 0x920063C6 > >>> PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6 > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
