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bspead
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Feb 28, 2024
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It doesn't outright block sites

I have seen the exact same behavior for the past 3 weeks on my RBR50 mesh router (firmware v2.7.24). This is beyond frustrating - it doesn't outright block sites but it is failing to resolve the host...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Mar 25, 2024

    Well since the Orbi 50 series is EoL, I presume Circle maybe as well. It had it's run and I guess time for something else. Hope the other system works out for you. 

    Good Luck. 

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bspead
Guide
Feb 28, 2024

Not sure how it happened, but my reply to another thread on the topic somehow become it's own thread, and I can no longer edit the posting to provide appropriate context (an admin maybe did this?)  

Please see this thread which describes exactly the same issue as I am having:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Circle-Smart-Parental-Controls/very-little-internet-accessibility-with-circle-enabled-just/m-p/2364713#M5934

I have tried the router and modem reset suggested in that thread but it didn't fix things for very long.

I don't know if this is a buggy firmware or bad DNS services but something changed which has broken the reliability of my router - HELP!