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R7000 - Cannot access some websites and LAN port is amber
New to this community. Just bought an R7000 a few days ago and set it up with the app on my phone. My Xbox 1 works fine hard wired, the wireless and hard wired laptop works fine to an extent. I cant ...
... and browsers are getting pickier and pickier about these things.
How about using the Advanced button? This will usually let you override the warning and get you into the site.
Run away. GO return it and get yourself an Asus 68U, load it with RMerlin fw and be happy with it. Run away from NG firmware.
Amber on ethernet ports means the port is operating at 10 or 100 Mbps. If the color is white, then it operates at 1 Gbps. Most likely your lappy has a 100 Mbps port, no?
As for not being able to reach some sites, try changing DNS servers - you can try the Google ones, 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4