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fdanna
Star
May 09, 2019

Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection Misleading

Having noticed a slowdown in my internet and frequent lag, I checked my logs only to discover I'm getting DDoS attacks nearly every 15 minutes! They IPs are from all over the world. My first instinct...
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go4par
Aspirant
Jul 05, 2019

 Two months and no solution??  I am just confused by one issue here.  Why is the 'Default' a checked box/enabled "disabled port scan and dos protection? Even the help pop-up on the same router page states it should only be disabled on 'special circumstance'. Thus I have to uncheck the box in order to enable the protection.  But, and it's a big but, I do get the same dos attacks on an apple ipad every few minutes. My PC gets them also but it is the Router's DNS (75.75.75.75) attacking the IP/Mask. (??) This does seem to stop when I leave the box checked, disabling scans and protection. Doesn't make sense.

Also, neither Comcast nor Net Gear say they can adjust my modem/router clock and thus one hour behind. I don't see any clock settings incl. DLSavings time.
A little help pls..

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 05, 2019
go4par wrote:

Also, neither Comcast nor Net Gear say they can adjust my modem/router clock and thus one hour behind. I don't see any clock settings incl. DLSavings time.

On the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab->Administration->NTP Settings is where the users has a choice of which NTP server to use and whether to follow Daylight Saving Time.