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ctviggen
Initiate
Dec 08, 2024

How to block a website (Netgear Nighthawk RAX45)

I am trying to block a website from anyone. I tried this:   https://kb.netgear.com/24053/How-do-I-block-Internet-sites-on-my-NETGEAR-router-from-the-router-web-interface   Entered the website as ...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 08, 2024

the problem is that most sites switched to https that encrypts the information. It made website blocking more challenging.

Most switch to a DNS blocking setup using something like opendns 

https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/

 

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ctviggen
Initiate
Dec 23, 2024

Thank you.  I remember when we looked into this last time that the problem was each device already encrypts the signal that's being sent.  So, you'd have to decrypt it.

 

I'll look into that DNS blocking setup.

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    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 23, 2024

    good luck!