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Internet completely dropping
For the past 2 days my RAX120 Router is completely dropping ALL internet activity from all connected devices. When I reboot the router it works for maybe 15-30 minutes then drops all connections again...
No I don’t use vpns on my fire sticks unless amazon uses something because all my amazon stuff stays connected but nothing else but I have never installed a vpn nor paid for one ever
I was wondering if it was maybe part of the fire stick connection, built in.. Maybe somebody knows
Jeremyd75 wrote:
No I don’t use vpns on my fire sticks unless amazon uses something because all my amazon stuff stays connected but nothing else but I have never installed a vpn nor paid for one ever
Jeremyd75, I have a hypothesis about why the Firestick remains connected to the Internet through the RAX120 while other devices in the network do not. A Firestick device appears to have a built-in DNS resolver specification (see here) and, as such, is able to avoid having the router proxy a DNS request to the ISP’s DNS servers. In contrast, other devices on the network lacking this capability must resolve the DNS through your router (see here).
Topology wrote:Jeremyd75, I have a hypothesis about why the Firestick remains connected to the Internet through the RAX120 while other devices in the network do not. A Firestick device appears to have a built-in DNS resolver specification (see here) and, as such, is able to avoid having the router proxy a DNS request to the ISP’s DNS servers. In contrast, other devices on the network lacking this capability must resolve the DNS through your router (see here).
And I understand that vpn by passes DNS lookup too. Now if Netgear will just work this.