I guess my printer must be magic then because I can use Orca over LAN with the printer in lan mode just fine
reply> This is false. After the authorization-related firmware changes last year LAN mode doesn't allow 3rd party slicers to connect.
replyI can connect to my P2S in LAN mode with OrcaSlicer just fine (currently using the latest 2.4.0 nightly).
> be able to connect to printers in a different subnet
This is a separate issue, I think even Bambu Studio can't connect to printers in LAN mode on a different subnet.
> I can connect to my P2S in LAN mode with OrcaSlicer just fine (currently using the latest 2.4.0 nightly).
replyYou either haven't updated the firmware or you also enabled "Developer mode" which has its own issues.
> This is a separate issue, I think even Bambu Studio can't connect to printers in LAN mode on a different subnet.
It's not a separate issue, it's a long-standing bug in their proprietary networking plugin that they refuse to fix. Orca slicer has implemented a hacky workaround so it actually works there.