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greg1184
Nov 16, 2019Follower
Printer spontaneously prints when Netgear Armor Security Scans
I am having an issue regarding the Netgear armor security software. Each time it runs a vulnerability scan my printer spits out a few pages saying the following: HEAD / HTTP 1.1 Host: x.x.x.x:91...
lamcarter
Sep 27, 2020Aspirant
I’m having the same issue every time I get a security network scan. 3 wasted sheets of paper with barely anything printed on them. I thought it was the printer but I see it’s the network security that’s the culprit.
Netgear!!! What are you doing about this annoying problem?!?!?
Netgear!!! What are you doing about this annoying problem?!?!?
- calhDec 10, 2020Aspirant
Sorry not to provide any model, version, OS, etc. details, but our solution doesn't need that. This is simple. We became so sick of the annoyance and the waste of paper, that we simply turn the printer off on Tuesday afternoons and turn it back on either that evening or the next day. If you simply MUST have your printer on all the time, then this clearly won't work for you. But we are light users, and this simple action has made us happier campers for many months now. We established the time to shut down based on the reports that spouse received and the printer spit out. An hour of shut-down would probably be plenty, but we give it much longer. Like I said, not heavy users. A simple alarm goes off to remind me. No more aggravation, no more wasted paper (one can only use so much scratch paper, even in retirement). This thread has grown old along with me, with still no technical solution in sight. Go old school and pull the plug!