On Wed, 16 Oct 2019, 13:21 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?" How often have you heard of or seen anybody print something remotely from their home over the Internet, let alone a grandmother? There's actually a fire risk of printing remotely. The paper can jamb and then contact hot parts in the printer. lp0 on fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire "Printers Can Be Hacked to Catch Fire" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/printers-can-be-hacked-to-catch-fire/ > 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/aus > <http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog> >
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