Getting debug access on a Brother printer over Telnet

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32 points | by inventor7777 3 days ago ago

7 comments

  • amstan an hour ago

    I can't tell if any of this gives you more access than the normal http admin interface.

  • nubinetwork 8 minutes ago

    But what do those numbers mean?

  • devy an hour ago

    Great write up and reverse engineering of firmware! I hope to see Epson MFC inkjet printers to have similar discovery too (perhaps it literally a prompt away with a link to this article).

    • gregoryl 24 minutes ago

      I was digging around an epson receipt printers firmware recently; got as far as discovering http endpoints (hardcoded auth) to remotely enable ssh (but not login), and some other diagnostic access. They seem fairly well put together.

  • greyface- 42 minutes ago

    The same SET USER 640184.571119 command works on my 2012 Brother MFC-9460CDN.

  • cellsstudio 35 minutes ago

    This is a really cool little project. Also, the title gave me a strong hit of like mid 2000's internet "hacking" content that I tore through when I was in high school.

    • NitpickLawyer 17 minutes ago

      The e-zines can make a comeback, there's probably enough content now. phreak2030s: "put the local load in the bearing firmwares". Or something :)