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Author: Antony Stone
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Connect Mac laptop to linux printer
On Friday 07 April 2023 at 17:04:50, Haines Brown wrote:

> I get my printer's IP address (obfuscated) with
>
>     $ curl -s https://icanhazip.com
>     32.210.NNN.NNN


I don't see why that command would be expected to tell you the IP address of a
printer (even if you could somehow log in to the printer and run the command
there).

All it will do is tell you the public IP address assigned on the external
interface of your router by your ISP.


Antony.

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