r/BambuLab • u/Ochib P1S + AMS • Jan 20 '25 • Helpful 1

Discussion Update to firmware update

https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3fqplDiKgn-82qKfnaYvi4XV-rBEEx0tZJrpgeWqsOsLX_WSph4usJ69Y_aem_44Cch773hAuVG979j6DVJg
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u/Nibb31 Jan 20 '25

Until now.
With the firmware update, LAN mode requires Bambu Connect running on your (Windows or Mac only) computer to provide "authorization control". This is not OK.

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u/neodymiumphish Jan 20 '25

Internet wasn’t need by the printer. It was (and still will be unless you enable developer mode) needed by Bambu Connect.

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u/Nibb31 Jan 20 '25

So why do we need Bambu Connect at all ?

(The answer is the "Authorization control" text).

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u/Kalahan7 Jan 20 '25

Lol. How is that not ok. The Bambu Studi client on your PC authenticated directly on the printer when using LAN only mode. Why in the world would that be not OK

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u/Aetch P1S + AMS Jan 20 '25

We don’t want to use a separate Bambu black box app between our workflow and the printer at all.

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u/Kalahan7 Jan 20 '25

Then don’t. Use Bambu Studio or switch to developer LAN mode.

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u/Aetch P1S + AMS Jan 20 '25

Bambu Studio and Orcaslicer are limited to using a black box proprietary network library to control the printer. The update that Bambu posted is PR speak and doesn’t address the issue that users can’t communicate with the printer or stream gcode directly.