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Nighthawk AC2300 - False DoS attack interrupts connection of my streaming quotes program
I recently installed the AC2300. No major issues other than, the connection of a streaming quote program I use keeps gettin interrupted. I looked at the log and found: "[DoS attack: ACK Scan] att...
Not really, since most are false positives. If a hacker wants to infiltrate your router, there are better ways to do it. DoS is really about pushing so much at the router that he can't handle that much and chokes. NETGEAR's "protection" is really flawed hence for so many false positives. I've run my R7800 for 3+ years now without DoS protection and no one has gained access to my network or bombarded the router so much it can not handle the flood.
Thanks for the feedback mirochip8 , but isn't that risky?
Not really, since most are false positives. If a hacker wants to infiltrate your router, there are better ways to do it. DoS is really about pushing so much at the router that he can't handle that much and chokes. NETGEAR's "protection" is really flawed hence for so many false positives. I've run my R7800 for 3+ years now without DoS protection and no one has gained access to my network or bombarded the router so much it can not handle the flood.
That's what I'll do then. To be sure, under WAN Setup I check "Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection" correct? And thank you for taking the time to reply!