so it seems that Bambu Studio software is the problem. If you run into this issue where it keeps asking you for a IP and other info and your printers are missing all together. right click on bambu studio and run as admin and reinstall the program. Bambu studio seems to have issues with windows and it’s security while installing. It will download and run as if nothing is wrong until you go to print. this is in version 1.10.01.50
Could be Bambu Studio could be windows update between 1.09 and 1.10. releases that Bambu wasn’t aware would cause an issue.
Windows updates have done stuff like this on the software for configuring industrial instrumentation I use at least every couple of years. One year 3 “security” updates in a row did this. Had the programmers ticked as the changes were undocumented in Windows.
So either one could be a possible culprit.
That being said, excellent job of tracking down an issue and finding a work around for it!
right after I solved this issue Bambu Studio started doing it again. This is a problem they need to fix right away not being able to print anything is more important then any other issues or updates.