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Manjit's avatar
Manjit
Aspirant
Oct 14, 2022

Can the R6080 block all incoming traffic? I don't see a Firewall option.

Can the R6080 block all incoming traffic? I don't see a Firewall option.

 

What I need to do is allow only 1 IP address to come in, and block all others. We have no need to communicate with any other IP addresses - i.e. a closed system.

 

Thanks

Manjit

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Oct 15, 2022
    Manjit wrote:

    Can the R6080 block all incoming traffic? I don't see a Firewall option.

     

    Blocking all traffic is not the same as a firewall. Two different functions. Netgear routers have a built in firewall, but not one that you can control.

     

    It isn't clear to me exactly what you want to do, but manuals are always a good place to start.

    Visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

    Check the section in the manual Allow or Block Access to Your Network Allow or Block Access to Your Network.

    You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.

    I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.

     

    By the way, the R6080 is pretty well the bottom of the range for Netgear routers. It won't have many of the features that come with fancier routers.

     

    According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet, anything faster than 100 Mbps is a waste of your money.

    It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.


    • Manjit's avatar
      Manjit
      Aspirant
      Oct 15, 2022

      Thanks for the response.

       

      I'm setting up a closed office network where we want ONLY one external server to be able to access office network. Currently, we are getting useless login attempts to various ports on the office network. Some of these ports are from third-party devices that we don't have the ability to customize. Sorry for the crude 1980's version of my diagram below:

       

      i.e. 

       

      +---------------------------+

      |  Closed Office LAN       |

      |           Netgear router    |<---------------------------Only IP w.x.y.z allowed from outside.

      |                                    |

      +---------------------------+

       

      Once w.x.y.z connects to Office LAN, port forwarding is taking care of reaching various devices.

       

      Thanks

      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru
        Oct 15, 2022

        You are trying to use what can only be called a "cheap and nasty" basic router to handle what sounds like a business task.

         

        Manjit wrote:

        Currently, we are getting useless login attempts to various ports on the office network. Some of these ports are from third-party devices that we don't have the ability to customize. Sorry for the crude 1980's version of my diagram below:

         

        If these are unwanted connections from unknown sources. Nothing will make these go away. If the firewall keeps them out, does it matter?

         

        Did you read the stuff in the manual on access control?