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AX4300 (RAX45) as Access Point Seems to Block duckduckgo
I have an AX4300 set up as an Access Point. The main router is an AC1750 (R6400v2). When I try to access duckduckgo.com while connected to the AX4300 via WIFI the browser says it cannot be reached, a...
Try enabling IPv6. I've seen more devices defaulting to ipv6 for their first dns inquiry. maybe its causing an issue
Try enabling IPv6. I've seen more devices defaulting to ipv6 for their first dns inquiry. maybe its causing an issue
There is a newer firmware for the R6400v2. I've seen a few issues on here about it but you can give it a shot and see if it helps. If it makes it worse, you can downgrade back to the one you're on.
I will try enabling IPv6 and give that a shot. Both devices are at the latest firmware, or at least they don't report a newer one available when I check from the admin pages. Thanks again, I'll report back what happens.
there is a new version on the support site.
you can find it here:
That fixed it! I enabled IPv6 on the R6400 and set it to Passthrough and was able to get to duckduckgo.com. Thanks so much! I have not yet downloaded the new firmware, but will get to that. Thanks again!
The next thing is to deal with the Netgear Parental Controls. I was pretty disappointed about that and almost returned the router, but I guess I'll have to deal with it.