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Security - Blocking Sites Does Not Work - Nighthawk R8500
I have a Nighthawk R8500, firmware V1.0.2.160.
Advanced>Security>Block Sites does not work - at all. Blocking is set to "Always". Keywords are domains and keywords.
Example: YouTube, youtube, www.youtube.com, youtube.com
Click Apply. Then..... nothing is actually blocked. Entire network can still access. Why is this broken? Why is this coded so poorly?
Most likely due to sites being HTTP(S) which NG routers can't block.
Might try using a DNS site service to help block sites, OpenDNS or NextDNS.
Also the R8500 is EoL:
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Most likely due to sites being HTTP(S) which NG routers can't block.
Might try using a DNS site service to help block sites, OpenDNS or NextDNS.
Also the R8500 is EoL:
I have a Nighthawk R8500 firmware version 1.0.2.160. Can confirm that the block feature DOES NOT WORK. I have tried domains, keywords, IP addresses, etc. Nothing is blocked. It's a useless feature. Who programmed this? An intern?
That's kind of silly. The Internet basically runs every site on port 443 and NG routers can't block that? What is the point then?
Is that only the old EOS ones or also with the newer gens?
Higgs22 wrote:That's kind of silly. The Internet basically runs every site on port 443 and NG routers can't block that? What is the point then?
Is that only the old EOS ones or also with the newer gens?
None of the Netgear routers, old or new, block the HTTPS addresses.
If blocking specific web sites is a feature you need to have, you will have to go through one of the DNS services FURRYe38 mentioned above. Be prepared, the services are fee based.
