+1 Fine if a manufacturer wants to add a nerd knob for this, but as a default, no.
I want a printer to get new firmware and keep it upto date - NOT getting firmware updates is normally a major security risk. MMC > On 16 Oct 2019, at 12:50 pm, James Hodgkinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ AusNOG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
