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raelssur
Jan 24, 2016Follower
DOS ATTACKS, IP Addresses change. Using NetGear C3700 Router
I have been seeing DOS ATTACKS in my log files. DoS Attack: TCP- or UDP- from 8.8.8.8, port 53 (This is Google DNS) DoS Attack: Teardrop or derivative from 192.168.0.20, port 33387 (This is my A...
TheEther
Mar 27, 2016Guru
I've never heard of IP addresses changing to external address on the Attached Devices listing. Very odd.
I have seen postings on this forum from people who believe that the DoS Protection logic is easily tripped up and overzealous. You can disable it under WAN Setup on your router. The risk should be low since the firewall, which is the main line of defense, will still be active.