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AkivaM
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May 02, 2016
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R7000 Date/Time is Wrong wrong wrong, old firmware, new firmware

  Nighthawk R7000 Firmware 1.0.4.30   Configuration - DNS addresses are fixed as the OpenDNS servers, 208.67.222.222 - 208.67.220.220   My time has been stuck at January, 2003 with the start t...
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  • AkivaM's avatar
    AkivaM
    May 08, 2016

    Yes, the modem is displaying the right time, as is a check connection to netgear time service.

     

    Fortunately an admin here sent me to support, who sent me firmware V1.0.5.49_20151231_ntp

    and that fixed it.



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AkivaM
Aspirant
May 02, 2016

I didn't set the DNS, the router did when I enabled Parental Controls.  If I try to change it now, it tells me that I must "The DNS Server changes will not take effect because of Parental Controls.  Disable Parental Controls if you wish to set DNS."

 

Naturally I don't want to lose Parental Controls, it's the main reason I purchased the R7000 (that it uses OpenDNS for parental control) instead of the Asus competition.

 

Since, however, I showed in my message above that I am able to access the netgear time site, DNS blockage would not seem to be the issue.

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VE6CGX
Master
May 02, 2016

Default DNS comes when you connect to ISP. Could you remember the very first time you started using the router without parental control did you have same problem? Most routers are synchronizing time to NTP time server. You have to make sure the DNS parental control uses is not the problem.