Comment on Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals

NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• ftbd@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  What’s stopping you from connecting it to the local network but denying internet access? E.g. via a firewall rule or separate VLAN?

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    effort

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    • laranis@lemmy.zip ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Most relatable comment ever.

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    • john_lemmy@lemmy.ml ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      understandable, have a good day

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    • amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      As if using an USB stick to print isn’t more effort 😂

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• Luffy879@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Just connect it to a Server (like a raspi) via USB and share the printer through CUPS

  Its a little tedious to set up, but it works

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  • nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is the way.

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  • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How many cups does it take to transfer the printer over?

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    • _apokalipto_@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think you can just use 1 large bucket instead of many small cups. Faster that way.

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  • Nevermore9197@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Is there a step by step anywhere to achieve this? I’m adept in tech. But don’t have the training or knowledge to just do it

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  • dan@upvote.au ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Why do that when you could just connect it to the LAN and put it on a separate VLAN?

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    • nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Because the built-in networking stack on printers is garbage and having to install drivers on every client sucks.

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      • dan@upvote.au ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’ve never had issues with networking or drivers with my Brother printer. I don’t have any Apple devices, but on Windows and Linux I just use the drivers that come with the OS.

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    • areyouevenreal@lemm.ee ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Because it’s a lot simpler and avoids the issue of dealing with printer drivers on all your machines.

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    • frezik@midwest.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I could see the argument that it’s more air gapped this way. Without having physical access to the printer and the Pi, it’d be hard to get any network connection through USB.

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