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 ......   
   >   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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