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yalcttocs
Aspirant
Aug 08, 2021

R7350 Advanced Logs

I bought this router to snoop on my kids activities.  The documentation states 

Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs.
The Logs page displays and shows information such as the following:
• Action. The action that occurred, such as whether Internet access was blocked
or allowed.
• Source IP. The IP address of the initiating device for the log entry.
• Target address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or
to which access was attempted.
• Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded.

 

However, this is all I'm getting in the log section besides some other garbage

[DHCP IP: (192.168.1.2)] to MAC address E0:98:06:85:AB:1B Sunday, August 08,2021 13:22:05

 

Is there something that needs to be configured? Or is the documentation just wrong? I'm expecting the website url or ip address at least, not the MAC address

3 Replies

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Aug 08, 2021

    > I bought this router to snoop on my kids activities. [...]

     

       "Get used to disapointment."

     

    > o Target address. The name or IP address of the website or news group
    > visited or to which access was attempted.

     

       I'll admit that "Attempted access to allowed sites" or "Attempted
    access to blocked sites and services" sounds promising, but I doubt that
    this (or any) router can deliver what that stuff seems to promise.

     

    > [DHCP IP: (192.168.1.2)] to MAC address E0:98:06:85:AB:1B Sunday,
    >  August 08,2021 13:22:05

     

       That's one of your client devices getting its IP parameters using
    DHCP; nothing to do with web browsing.

     

       With modern web browsers and HTTPS, the router can't see this
    information, let alone log it.

     

          https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/2120717#M20612

     

       I'd guess that software exists which might help if it's installed on
    an individual computer/device, but these days it's tough for a router to
    do this job.