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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by 7toed@midwest.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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

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[-] menas@lemmy.wtf 1 points 5 days ago

Now I want to usurp NTP server IP addresses on my local network to send my local printer back in the 70's. You should have accept B&W printing without those color cartridge, toaster !

[-] krimson@lemmy.world 78 points 1 week ago

123 is NTP, used for time synchronisation. Often a pool of servers is used.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

Bang on. Something is trying to update its clock.

OP, I suggest you ok that traffic, but if you want to lock it down allow *.pool.ntp.org and *.(Your country prefix).pool.ntp.org

https://www.ntppool.org/en/

[-] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Or spin up your own NTP server and NAT those requests to it.

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[-] 7toed@midwest.social 9 points 1 week ago

Haha now I feel like I overreacted. That mentioned Elegoo printer had me on edge, 100s of https requests per minute without an attached account even. Time to tidy up my services more and see if I can point them at my own ntp

[-] 7toed@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Huh thank you. Now its not like I already have my own NTP instance that I seemingly don't have the option on the printers for.. not sure why I didn't to look at the destination port frankly 🤷‍♂️

[-] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

You can put the time server in your DHCP offer. No idea if the printer will use that, but it's worth a shot.

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[-] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 33 points 1 week ago

No idea about the connections but did you just censor your local IP address??

[-] mlfh@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Good opsec, really.

Edit: also I just realized this is the Privacy community lol

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago

Prusa recently partnered with an Israeli company called Fillament2 during the genocide so you already know what's up.

[-] 7toed@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago

FUCK I need my own printer with blackjack and hookers

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Ender 3 Pro since it literally can't connect to anything on its own?

[-] 7toed@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

IDK man the noises they make may communicate to the israeli bird drones

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

And Klipper

[-] hubobes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

What is up?

[-] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

Yep this is just NTP, nothing nefarious. If you have a "good" router that has an NTP server and can set the related DHCP option, try setting that. The servers it uses might be hardcoded, but I believe it will honor the DHCP lease.

[-] 7toed@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

Well shucks you inadvertantly helped me with a couple other backburner issues, thanks!

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