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Stimar
Oct 07, 2019Tutor
RBK40 black list external IPs
Hi All, I'm wondering is it possible to black list external IP addresses ? In my router logs i can see a lot of "failed login" attempts (in hundreds). I can stop the remote management funtion, but ...
Stimar
Oct 08, 2019Tutor
Hi All
CrimpOnThanks for the suggestion that you made, about the strong password - this is correct but sometime attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities which are independent from the password it self. Most time problems come from within. IoT devices for example are more prone to attacks since they are not regularly updated or no updated at all which pose a risks.
The question would be - will NetGear add new feature - blacklist, which will be firewall improvement.
CrimpOn
Oct 08, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Stimar wrote:Hi All
CrimpOnThanks for the suggestion that you made, about the strong password - this is correct but sometime attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities which are independent from the password it self. Most time problems come from within. IoT devices for example are more prone to attacks since they are not regularly updated or no updated at all which pose a risks.
The question would be - will NetGear add new feature - blacklist, which will be firewall improvement.
Netgear has an "Idea Exchange" where customers propose features. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home
This is just an opinion, but my feeling is that Netgear may think that "Armor" is their solution to enhanced security. I, personally, have not activated Armor, and have not spent much time learning what it does.
- DivamatrixOct 09, 2019TutorI don't know how many devices you have but if it's feasible, have you tried to login to the web interface....not the app...and turn on whitelist connections only? You simply whitelist all your normal devices' Mac ID and then by default everything else is blacklisted. Again, this is web login...i.e. http://192.168.1.1 . This works for me..