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Netgear Mesh system
I have the netgear orbi RBR 20 and one satellite. Lately, I have been having problems searching internet sites. Errors like 401 Unauthorized and errors searching sites..."Log in to costco.ca:80, Your password will be sent unencrytped. " and then it asks for my username and password.
I have seen numerous complaints on this community about the mesh system. And I am not a techie person. I called Netgear for support. It's about $150 for support for the year. Is it better to pay for the support or just get another router, not the mesh system. Thank you
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right. You have a reasonable choice. Investing in infrastructure to improve the system will bring many benefits.
> [...] Errors like 401 Unauthorized [...]
When you do _what_? That could caused be a wrong password (for
something).> [...] and errors searching sites..."Login to costco.ca:80, Your
> password will be sent unencrytped. "Port 80 ("http://") does not use encryption. Port 443 ("https://")
does. Your browser might complain if it sees a password request on a
page loaded using port 80. Again, the non-psychics in your audience
can't see what you're doing.> [...] I called Netgear for support. [...]
_How_, exactly? If you didn't start at "http://support.netgear.com",
then you might have reached some scam-artist outfit. (Which might
explain that first reply. No doubt, sending money to someone else
_will_ "bring many benefits" to someone else.)