I could see it as being a great option, but making it a default would be a support nightmare.
"but grandma's printer works from anywhere, why doesn't mine?" James On Wed, 16 Oct 2019, at 12:06, Paul Brooks wrote: > On 15/10/2019 2:33 pm, Mark Smith wrote: > > I recently bought an IPv6 enabled Wifi printer. As it is attached to > > my single Wifi SSID it is configuring itself with IPv6 global > > addresses, even though I don't need it to be reachable from the > > Internet or able to reach the Internet. (It would be relatively hard > > to find from the Internet anyway with /64 prefix, and there is an IPv6 > > firewall in front if it). > > > > I think it would be better for these types of "Non-Internet' devices > > not to configure themselves with global IPv6 addresses by default. > > It probably checks back to home base for firmware updates, and > downloads firmware > updates direct from the manufacturer - it will need a global address > for that. > > It probably has a function (that may or may not be enabled by default) > to register > with an external rendezvous site to enable you to print to it from > outside your home > network, or via an app or plugin from a mobile device - it will need a > global address > for that (and many would want to block that from happening). > > *you* may not want it to be Internet-reachable, but sure as eggs the printer > manufacturer considers external connectivity an essential and major > ease-of-use > feature, so good luck with that! > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > _______________________________________________ AusNOG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
