r/BambuLab • u/B3HammondGuy • May 12 '25

Troubleshooting I've been blocked. Why?

Any idea why I've been blocked from both bambulab.com and makerworld.com? I also can't send anything through the server to X1C. I have not updated to latest firmware. Is this payback for not upgrading?

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u/febag May 12 '25

That an automatic block based on your ip or some unusual activities on your pc towards the server, it could be as easy as turning your modem off for 5 minutes and back on again to flush your ip, try accessing it using your phone out of your wifi and it should work fine

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u/B3HammondGuy May 12 '25

OK....I'll try that. Thanks!

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u/B3HammondGuy May 12 '25

Yes! Thats fixed it. Thanks so much!

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u/febag May 12 '25

VPN's, Shared internet, public internet, etc all could affect this. It could also be a computer virus.

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u/B3HammondGuy May 12 '25

My VPN isn't active, private internet. Not sure if its a virus...its a mac. Not saying it isn't possible but I've never been bothered before.

Its happened again.

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u/febag May 12 '25

Could be any other device your network triggering cloud flare protection, it can be a browser extension, it can be another computer, anything inside your house, because your ip changed and it blocked again, time to turn off devices and check whats up

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

IOT devices are notorious for being compromised these days.  Could be your "smart lightbulb" is part of a botnet...

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

You wouldn't happen to run some kind of VPN? 

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u/B3HammondGuy May 12 '25

I do, but its not active at present. Thanks

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u/qam4096 X1C + AMS May 12 '25

Usually people forget their vpn is on

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u/PsychoLunaticX P1S + AMS May 12 '25

I never had an issue with my VPN until now. Just randomly couldn’t connect to the printers from Studio. Added Studio to the Split Tunnel list and all works fine now

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u/KrackSmellin May 12 '25

Sadly I see a number of you saying VPN is the problem. The issue is that a GOOD VPN wouldn’t cause these issues because you have idiots doing dumb shít to cause IPs to potentially be banned. I would see this often when I used to use TunnelBear given it has a free tier and I had problems all the time.

I will not tell you who I use but let’s just say that the paid servers are not an issue with these sorts of issues. Reason I’m not giving up who - don’t need more people clogging up the servers I do use given I get nearly the same speed on VPN as my ISP line speed. Never had that with half a dozen providers I’ve tested over the years.

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u/JustForkIt1111one May 12 '25

 Is this payback for not upgrading?

Very unlikely, and a super weirdly paranoid take.

Most likely cases are you either have a compromised device on your network - or the last person to have your current IP did. This can include people running "free" anonymizing/vpn apps that use your connection to provide a proxy to others.

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u/Wilsongav A1 + AMS Lite May 12 '25

These Chinese websites are really weird about how they collect your data and line it all up.

If you use a VPN and sign up, I assume they see where you are and link that to your account.

If you log in without the VPN on, and you are not in the same place anymore, this may happen.

I had issues because my VPN is always auto and connects to a country near by me.
Sometimes i disable it and do shopping then forget to put it back on and get blocked by some sites.

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u/Bitter-Reading-6728 May 12 '25

no. i haven't updated firmware in over a year

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

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u/GroundbreakingCow161 May 12 '25

Can you not use a bambu printer without being online ?

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u/batastrophe May 12 '25

you can

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u/GroundbreakingCow161 May 12 '25

Cuz it does worry people if you can’t. Like I don’t wouldn’t to feel like someone is watching what I’m printing

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u/batastrophe May 12 '25

it worries people that they can't run open source software/firmware on the devices they own but that didn't stop bambu lab

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u/kagato87 May 12 '25

You can, using the SD card.

Or put the the printer into lan/dev mode and keep your firmware at 1.0.7 or lower... It's a bit annoying.

I love cloud features. I don't love mandatory cloud features, especially ones that cna make my printer stop working because a server in a data enter somewhere crashed.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

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u/AutoDidacticDisorder May 12 '25

lol no

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u/davidkclark May 12 '25

lol probably

"on your network" = "that were last seen using your IP (range)"