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I would still turn off auto updates.
I would never let a printer be connected to the outside internet unless there was a specific remote printing option I needed that couldn't be done over remote desktop.
I love my Brother, that thing has been a tank, but it's never going to get to know the world exists out of my office.
Does it have a USB port? Use that instead of the network interface.
U can deny internet acces from your modem settings, it will still be connected on your home network. The best of both worlds
Yeah, luckily mine still has both, it's an older model I found as new old stock. The one it replaced was network only, and I had to have a long talk with the router about never letting it play outside.
I would assume that most people have more than one device at home from which they'd like to print like a smartphone or tablet in addition to their laptop.