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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.
Besides what microchip8 posted, it could also be the cable being used, must use at least a CAT 5 for 1Gbs.
Website problems can be due to the DNS used which is why the Google ones were suggested but it could also be where you are possibly? What is the ERROR MESSAGE you got when you tried to go there? That might give a clue why if the Google DNS's don't work? Possible site problem too, when I just tried to go there my ISP put up this page, http://www.dnsrsearch.com/index.php?origURL=http%3A//ebenefits.gov/&r=&bc= and it implies a DNS error, or possibly site down? Possible you had the wrong URL? This one might be the correct one, https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/homepage?
I used a cat 7 first and it was still amber, now it has a cat 5e connected, still Amber.
Its an older laptop so it probably has the slower port on it.
looks like a certificate issue of the website. I doubt it has anything to do with the router, unless you're using VPN
Psychosis wrote:
I used a cat 7 first and it was still amber, now it has a cat 5e connected, still Amber.That is a strong indicator that your laptop has an Ethernet port that works at 100 Mbps.
Apart from getting a new laptop, there isn't much that you can do about that.
How fast is your internet?
michaelkenward wrote:
Apart from getting a new laptop, there isn't much that you can do about that.
Actually you can as long as the laptop has a USB port. Disable the on-board network adapter and using a USB 1Gb network Adapter (or wireless).
I get this error
