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Cannot unblock site using admin tool
Hi, I blocked some sites using the security/block sites feature in the admin tool however the sites remain blocked after I removed them from the keyword list. I was able to do this in the past. I ...
No, because even with set to Never and a list that is empty, I still cannot access the sites that were previously on my list. I make sure to click Apply and I have rebooted all of my devices, routers and modems....negative.
Given that the router Block Sites
- Is set to block "Never", and
- Has no entries in the table, and
I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this router feature may not be the reason that web sites are not connecting. (It remains annoying that the RBR750 router never appears to take credit for blocking a connection. This would be "proof positive" that it is responsible.)
Could you change the DNS servers that the Orbi uses? I use CloudFlare 1.1.1.1 and Google 8.8.8.8 rather than the servers suggested by the Internet Service Provider (ISP).