My HP printer talking to the FBI?

[rmonty at texas.net]

If your HP Printer is a "network" model it is equipped with SNMP.
It could have the "alarm" mode set, in which case it could make a call.

 
> This is going to sound strange, but does your printer call the FBI?
> 
> I was looking through my firewall logs and found this gem:
> 
> 	Oct 17 03:43:33 btw /kernel: Oct 17 03:41:34 btw /kernel:
> 	ipfw: 7800 Unreach TCP 12.1.224.109:80 206.129.5.146:1115
> 	in via xl1
> 
> 206.129.5.146 is my HP printer. 12.1.224.109 is:
> 
> 	Name:    origin.ifccfbi.gov
> 	Address:  12.1.224.109
> 	Aliases:  109.224.1.12.in-addr.arpa
> 
> Looking through the config I don't see anything for 12.1.224.109.
> 
> --
> Dennis Glatting
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