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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,...
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:
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.
Thanks for the replies. It's unfortunate that the feature doesn't work. Most of the websites out there are using HTTPS, so for this 'feature' to not be able to block those seems pretty useless.
I'll look into DNS blocking. I need some sort of content moderation for my household with children just coming onto the internet.
Kitsap wrote: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.
Useless advise. Once the kids figure out on how to use encrypted/secured DNS, this idea is dead.
This kind of security -must- be implemented on the end point: The computer, the mobile phone, the tablet, ... Nothing for free, and nothing in the data path.
