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San_Tehnik's avatar
San_Tehnik
Aspirant
Jul 09, 2023

Re: RBR850 can not connect to some websites over ethernet

Hey guys

I recently bought an RBR850 router and an RBS850 satellite
I created a wired backhaul between them and connected all my devices. At first everything worked fine but then I decided to connect my imac via ethernet. After that, I found that when connected via lan cable, some sites do not work! Everything looks like my internet is down.
First of all, I checked the DNS servers. I prefer to use DNS from google 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 But they were ok. I configured DNS provider but the problem was not solved.
I thought that the problem might be in netgear armor and disabled this feature and rebooted the router. But the problem didn't go away.
When I connect via wifi everything works fine. But as soon as I connect via ethernet, some sites become unavailable.
I'm lost. Tell me, please, what could be the problem?
I'll admit I'm a little disappointed. With my old cheap router, I never experienced such problems. Instead of working, I have to deal with it.
Thank you!

8 Replies

  • San_Tehnik's avatar
    San_Tehnik
    Aspirant
    Jul 09, 2023

    Guys, just look at this screenshot.
    But if I connect a VPN connection, then everything works fine!

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru
    Jul 09, 2023
    San_Tehnik wrote:

    some sites do not work! Everything looks like my internet is down.

    More detail, please.  Is it correct to interpret this as:

    • The problem is restricted only to some web sites, or
    • The problem appears to be some internet URLs not resolving into IP addresses?

    While other internet activities function normally. (other web sites, email, ICMP (Ping), video streaming,etc.)

     

    Can you please check the Advanced Tab, Security Menu and see if there is an entry in the Block Sites table?

    • San_Tehnik's avatar
      San_Tehnik
      Aspirant
      Jul 09, 2023

      Hi,

      thanks for your answer. 

      I checked the blocked sites and it's empty.

       

      I'm not sure what the real problem is.
      When I try to access the site, I get a message from the browser

      hmm. We're having trouble finding that site.
      If you entered the right address, you can:
      Try again later
      Check your network connection
      Check that Firefox has permission to access the web (you might be connected but behind a firewall)

      (This happens in all browsers)

      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru
        Jul 09, 2023

        Just crazy.

        • Connect using WiFi, web browsesr load the site.
        • Connect using Ethernet, web browsers all cannot find the site.

        On Windows, the WiFi adapter and Ethernet adapters have separate settings for how they determine DNS servers.

        (using DHCP to be told which server to use - which is usually the gateway router {Orbi}) or

        DNS servers defined by IP address.

         

        Does it work the same way on Mac?