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I've been getting the so called attacks since first using a netgear router
I've been getting the so called attacks since first using a netgear router, I am on my second unit. The problems begin when there is a sluggish loading of tabs and pages, often timing out and then to...
It would be useful to know which specific Netgear router this is. New users are often confused by a feature of some Netgear routers:
By default, Netgear routers simply ignore all attempts to connect from the internet. There is a feature to look at connection attempts to see if they fit a known pattern and write an entry to the router log file . If the "Disable" button is selected, then this feature no longer functions. However, whether they are recorded in the log or not, non of these connections are ever accepted. As far as people on the internet can detect, their attempt to connect just "disappears". It does not succeed, nor is it rejected. Gibson Research calls this "stealth".
These connections attempts affect every router from every brand.