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benjojo posted 23 Aug 2025 20:52 +0000

Gee, I wonder how the network card for this printer works...

the back of a printer, there is a empty ethernet port, and a USB cable going between the USB B port, and a USB A port that is close to the ethernet jack

sfoskett@techfieldda.. replied 23 Aug 2025 21:00 +0000
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@benjojo well that’s pretty straightforward

benjojo replied 23 Aug 2025 21:05 +0000
in reply to: https://techfieldday.net/users/sfoskett/statuses/115080089636315701

@sfoskett I guess if it works etc, explains why this printer comes in USB or Ethernet SKUs

sfoskett@techfieldda.. replied 23 Aug 2025 23:25 +0000
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@benjojo Makes it easier to configure. Darn weird though!

secretbatcave@don.se.. replied 23 Aug 2025 22:15 +0000
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@benjojo how much more expensive would have been to put an internal connector in, I can’t imagine those custom screw down usb cables were cheap

vxo@digipres.club replied 23 Aug 2025 22:46 +0000
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@benjojo
I had one once that was kinda unapologetically pcmcia with a bridge

KarlE@mstdn.animexx... replied 26 Aug 2025 20:54 +0000
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@benjojo I remember the roughly modem-sized HP "JetDirect" boxes with ethernet and Centronics towards the printer, to make it a network printer. Looks like here that's built-in (and times have changed, USB superseded parallel)

benjojo replied 23 Aug 2025 21:41 +0000
in reply to: https://infosec.exchange/users/ajn142/statuses/115080234760309775

@ajn142 @ljrk Weird thing to doubt, but okay:

A picture showing inside of the printer that it is infact, a USB cable going to itself

theraspb@aus.social replied 23 Aug 2025 23:11 +0000
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@benjojo @ajn142 @ljrk is that the biggest USB to Ethernet adapter ever?