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Conax
Jul 05, 2021Guide
Orbi not blocking sites in Keyword/Domain list
The original post is here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-not-blocking-sites-in-Keyword-Domain-list/td-p/1845336 Netgear has not replied to that post with a solution, but closed that pos...
Conax
Jul 06, 2021Guide
I am connecting the Orbi to the Huawei. 😄
I bought the Orbi years ago to extend the WiFi range that the Huawei could not give me.
Now let's see if the image works...
CrimpOn
Jul 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Conax wrote:I am connecting the Orbi to the Huawei. 😄
I bought the Orbi years ago to extend the WiFi range that the Huawei could not give me.
One router connected to another router creates a "Double NAT" situation.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Thousands of customers do this and experience no issues at all. (I set up three routers back-to-back as a test.)
This is because they do not attempt to use any capabilities that a Double NAT makes impossible, such as forwarding ports, doing web based remote management (not the Orbi app's Anywhere Access), OpenVPN, and some forms of internet gaming.
If the Orbi is set to get DNS from the Huawei, then any device that uses the Orbi DNS should be affected by the Huawei DNS filiter system. Anyone able to set static DNS entries in their computer can bypass all of this filtering attempt by going directly to DNS server on the internet.
The Time Schedule part of the Huawei will not work because all of the Orbi devices are hidden behind the Orbi NAT. If the Orbi were put into Access Point (AP) mode, then every device in the network would be visible to the Huawei and that function could be used as well.