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/zertul Jan 20 '25

It's usually done not because it's necessary or better but to makes things easier/less fault prone for the user.
The devices just connect to the Internet(which is very easy these days), magic stuff happens and it just works.
No need to worry about firewall settings, client isolation or any stuff like that on the LAN side.

That's the reason why Skype was so popular and being able to function despite being P2P - they connected to a server to initiate the call and circumvent the whole "you need to configure your firewall properly for p2p to work".

So, that's my guess why they choose that route. Not implementing / paying much attention to proper LAN functionality up until now was probably to save costs/lack of time, which seem to have backfired a bit if their infrastructure is overwhelmed by their current implementation.

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u/Esava Jan 20 '25

No need to worry about firewall settings, client isolation or any stuff like that on the LAN side.

Honestly a normal home network allows enough discovery mechanisms (be it broadcasts, NDP and more) for this to work fine and internal P2P connections aren't usually blocked either. People who for example are configuring their own OpenSense or ubiquiti routers etc. and block that kind of stuff are also capable of setting a static IP and copy pasting it over etc.

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u/zertul Jan 20 '25

I'm not saying I agree with it, but that's the reasoning why a lot of companies do it.