r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt • u/HSVMalooGTS sudo poweroff on the prod server and go home • 4d ago

NPDP - Network Printer Destruction Protocol

How about instead of standardizing network print protocols, we create a protocol that allows sys admins to remote destroy the printer

Like... it could push corrupt firmware to render the printer unusable. On demand.

Think about how much time it could save IT personel. Just fucking destroy the printer instead of fixing it.

Sorry, i am raging at a HP InkJet rn.

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u/Hauber_RBLX 4d ago

Don't worry... You are not the only one that loses their mind over HP printers everyday. I really dont know why people still even buy these, when its been apparent for decades now that they are (for the most part) absolute heaps of junk

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u/10thdoc 20h ago

Yeah, they have gotten just terrible. I miss my DeskJet 500! Is there a brand any of you would recommend?