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rothe
Mar 12, 2015Aspirant
Router locking up? Wifi failing? No internet? Turn off DNS Proxy!
My low-end, business-grade router has been having increasingly common failures over the past year, but the problem really got bad over the last month. It finally prompted me to look for solutions, and...
rothe
Mar 15, 2015Aspirant
FWIW, it seems that the open DNS Proxy issue affects a number of Netgear router models. Also, it seems that more than a few of the Prosafe line share the same firmware, or at least some very similar code such that they share numbering schemes.
As such, please remember to post your router model number and firmware version. This might help us to identify a reliable combination of firmware and settings.
As such, please remember to post your router model number and firmware version. This might help us to identify a reliable combination of firmware and settings.
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