From: robin_listas@es.invalid

On 2025-12-20 09:26, c186282 wrote:
> On 12/19/25 09:16, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2025-12-19 06:55, c186282 wrote:
>>> On 12/18/25 13:00, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>> On 2025-12-17 12:25, c186282 wrote:
>>>>> On 12/17/25 05:31, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/12/2025 06:55, c186282 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Nearest neighbour is outside wifi range. 250 metres or more.
>>>>>
>>>>>    Lucky !
>>>>>
>>>>>    I have more nearby.
>>>>>
>>>>>    At least ONE might be an asshole. I think they
>>>>>    injected a load of NAZI bullshit into my old
>>>>>    printer - only stopped because all the paper
>>>>>    was used up. Getting into a printer directly
>>>>>    like that is not dead newbie skills.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe there is a virus that does that.
>>>
>>>    Nah ... it was some "helpful" connectivity protocol
>>>    HOPEFULLY from yesteryear. The printer would ID and
>>>    let anybody anywhere dump stuff into it directly
>>>    via wifi.
>>>
>>>    Was never sure I managed to turn that off entirely,
>>>    so I had to keep the printer turned off instead.
>>>
>>>    I do SUSPECT who the perp was ... fortunately he
>>>    grew up and switched over to loud hot-rods instead :-)
>>
>> The router should block attempts to connect to internal printers from
>> outside.
>
>
>    Oh NO NO NO ! THIS protocol was made for "convenience"
>    and works (hopefully WORKED) entirely within the printer.
>    The IDEA was to make it hyper-simple for people in an
>    office to connect direct to the printer, even by wifi.
>    Didn't matter if the router/main-PC was on or not.

Ah, I think I recall reading about this. Something "direct"?


>
>    If I can find the manual I'll report the exact protocol.
>
>    The printer is now on the JUNK pile ... leaks blue
>    toner to the max. NOT worth trying to fix. Got
>    a new color-laser all-purpose unit - do NOT
>    enable anything 'net' however. Use thumb-drives
>    to xfer stuff.
>
>    Hmmm ... gotta look up local JUNK services to take
>    it, and a bunch of other old stuff, AWAY. My
>    damned house has 3+ generations of STUFF inherited
>    inside it, the junk piles are getting large ....
>    have a VIC-20 buried under there somewhere, Sinclair
>    ZX-81, Apple II, bits of a DEC-based H-11, even
>    one of those Radio-Shack "original laptops" meant
>    for news reporters (with actual Bill Gates code
>    inside it). Never mind all the crap from Weird Aunts.
>    Wow ........

Sounds familiar.

>
>    No, not gonna bother with e-Bay - don't like it.
>    Money paradigm is a bit iffy for my tastes plus
>    I'd actually have to pack/box stuff and take it
>    to UPS or FedEx or whatever .........
>
>    Can't even LIFT the H-11 dual 8" disk unit
>    anymore ......
>


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Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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