I tried searching for answers as to why these machines are reaching out to numerous locations despite not using PrusaConnect. Location lookup returns the expected Czech, as well as location across the US. I recently also set a friend up with with an Elegoo printer and that was expectedly noisy as hell, but I was surprised with Prusa being the ‘privacy pick’.

For those curious, here’s the logs since about midnight, it seemingly doesn’t talk during the day.

209.51.161.238:123
195.113.144.238:123
23.150.41.122:123
193.29.63.226:123
162.244.81.139:123
64.246.132.14:123
172.104.182.184:123
66.85.78.80:123
68.234.48.70:123
129.250.35.250:123

Edit: Midnight brain forgot what ports are for, and that is for NTP, thanks yall

  • ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml
    0·
    15 hours ago

    I’m not sure why you think any digital device shouldn’t know what time it is. It’s not leaking any kind of personal information, just literal facts about reality.

    My challenge isn’t about NTP but about printer shouldn’t be able to communicate with the internet, as it has no need for it.

    You said: It’s common.

    Okay, cool. So is cancer.

    does not need to be able to talk to the internet at all, just to your router (or designated NTP server if you’re into that)

    Exactly! So why allow the printer to go past it!

    • 7toed@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      So why allow the printer to go past it!

      Well yeah, me needing to lock down this network properly is why I ran up on this, but also being someone who hates reseting the stove clock after a power out, I wouldn’t bat my eye at NTP requests really.