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dbarker85
Aug 08, 2021Star
Getting DNS_PROBE_POSSIBLE error on R8000
In about the last month and a half, I have started noticing two things: * pings spike every 5 minutes, from about 8-9ms, to over 1000ms, for 5-10 seconds (this messes up Remote Desktop) * DNS_PR...
plemans
Jan 27, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Levv
Jan 27, 2022Aspirant
I downgraded the firmware to V1.0.4.68_10.1.75 which appears to be working.
- CarcathianJan 27, 2022Aspirant
Yes this works, unfortunetly it will leave your router open to a huge security risk
- plemansJan 27, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Carcathian wrote:
huge security risk
Did you read about the security risk?
Exploiting the vulnerability requires the attackers to be on the same network as the targeted router. If the person is already on your network, you've done either a poor job of setting passwords or you've let them in the home to access it.