misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down15file-text
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Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoIf you set the wrong gateway in the static IP settings or a reserved DHCP lease, it won’t be able to get out.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBut will it be able to be reachable by other printers on the network?
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoIt will be reachable by LAN. The gateway address is the router you use to get to addresses outside the subnet mask you set. First search result explains it more thoroughly if you’re interested https://www.networkcomputing.com/ip-subnetting/ip-addresses-subnet-masks-and-default-gateways
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoGood to know, and thanks for the link!
If you set the wrong gateway in the static IP settings or a reserved DHCP lease, it won’t be able to get out.
But will it be able to be reachable by other printers on the network?
It will be reachable by LAN. The gateway address is the router you use to get to addresses outside the subnet mask you set.
First search result explains it more thoroughly if you’re interested
https://www.networkcomputing.com/ip-subnetting/ip-addresses-subnet-masks-and-default-gateways
Good to know, and thanks for the link!