I’m using an HP printer and currently am using the USB cable to connect to my PC to print. I’m running out of USB ports and (for some reason) when I use a USB hub with it, my PC fails to read it.

Instead, I wish to connect the printer to my local network, BUT I don’t want it connected to the internet. I’ve seen how dangerous it is to expose your printer to the internet, so I wish to prevent that (plus I don’t want the printer to auto-update).

How can I connect my printer to my local network so I can print wirelessly without allowing internet access to it?

If it’s important:

  • My PC is ArchLinux
  • My printer is a HP ColorJet Pro MFP (I dont know the model #/what series it is)
  • I do have cups and hp-lip installed on my system

Also: A guest network does not work on my network for some reason, but that’s a separate issue unrelated to this.

  • ultranaut@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    Maybe there are better ways to do this but I’d put it in a VLAN configured how you want. Any device that gets less trust than your PC belongs in a separate VLAN I think, just as a matter of basic security.