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Nighthawk RAX120 seems to be filtering web sites
Hi, I just got a Nighthawk RAX120 Router. I'm less than pleased with it's performance but that is another discussion. I have noticed that the router seems to be filtering the web sites I frequent ...
QwertyHsv wrote:
What do you think about getting an AT&T router wihout the wifi so I can connect a good wifi router to it? I'm sure AT&T would be happy to charge me lots of money to swap it out.
Not a good idea.
That would still leave you with two routers. The RAX120 and whatever ATT provided. What you really need from ATTis a modem, not a modem router.
But you already have the RAX120 connected to the 5268AC. Work out how to get them to cooperate and to use the the 5268AC as a modem.
Then look into getting wifi everywhere you need it. Are you saying that the RAX120 isn't powerful enough on its own?
The first challenge is to get the existing modem/router, the 5268AC, to behave itself by turning off its router bit. You aren't the first one to want to do that:
AT&T U-verse Pace Plc 5268AC bridge mode (with caveat) – DraconPern
How do I put Pace 5268AC Router in passthrough bridge mode? | AT&T Community Forums
That's just two of the places a search will reveal.
When you have got that sorted out, you can begin ti think about the wifi challenge.
See if your RAX120 can deliver the goods. If not, think about adding wifi extenders, not more routers.
When it comes to getting the Internet to wired devices that don lt move around the place, like TVs, I am a great believer in Powerline Ethernet. It uses the house's mains circuit as a wired Ethernet network. You can even get Powerline that combines wired and wifi.
So, take it a step at a time. Fix the first problem, those filtered web sites, and then move on to the next task.
QwertyHsv wrote:Hi,
I just got a Nighthawk RAX120 Router. I'm less than pleased with it's performance but that is another discussion. I have noticed that the router seems to be filtering the web sites I frequent - only conservative news web sites. Any other web site is unfiltered. Is this a common Netgear practice or is someting more innocent going on?
Regards,
QwertyHsv
Anyway you can share what you are noticiing that results in you concluding the Netgear router is filtering?
As the previous poster noted, there are features that can be enabled that result in URL filtering (keep in mind, your ISP router could be doing this too...but I'll assume you've already cleared that).
For example: Netgear Armor does URL filtering. Circle Parental Controls do URL filtering. The Bit Defender client software (included w/ Armor) does it's own URL blocking directly on client machines...
If you want an unfiltered experience you can turn all of those off, but helpful to understand more about what filtering you are noticing / what indications you are seeing.
Hi rinthos,
I've turned off Armor. I don't have Circle unless it's buried in the Nighthawk app somewhere. Other than that, it was also filtering some pdfs from my HOA. After I swapped over to the AT&T router, everthing was downloadable. I haven't a clue.
Like I stated in my original post, some news web sites were being filtered but AT&T router let them pass through. Other than that, I don't have any more useful info.