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jsclark
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Mar 17, 2020

orbi rbr20

why is eatathabaneros.com asking for my router serial number says 401 unathorized

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    Because they are probably trying to fish for information. Don't give any one any information. 

     

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User

    jsclark wrote:

    why is eatathabaneros.com asking for my router serial number says 401 unathorized


    I am 99% certain that eatathabaneros.com is not asking for anything.  There have been a number of posts about Orbi networks suddenly throwing up web errors.  If you could take a screen shot of this specific instance, people on the forum could offer advice.  For example, when a person attempts to log into the Orbi web interface with incorrect credentials three times in a row, this web page appears:

    This message is from the Orbi router, not some other web site.