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New - RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version 7.2.6.21 Released
New Features: 09/08/2023
Supports Separate SSID IoT network.
https://kb.netgear.com/000064267/How-do-I-enable-or-disable-the-Internet-of-things-IoT-network-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-6E-System https://...
Update went smooth, no issues so far.
Thanks for letting us know the details and confirming the problem is still there. Only thing I can think of is that maybe NG close something they considered a security risk and why it's not working anymore. If this is happening before the log in popup happens, something may have changed in FW.
I'll pass this along and see if we can get some info.
The key to this issue might be:
- update my internal DNS to point ap1.example.com to 10.10.10.251
- try to load https://ap1.example.com, get HTTP 500 Internal Server Error
- try to load https://10.10.10.251, which works fine.
There was a lengthy discussion on the forum about Error 500 in the context of using a DNS server to resolve LAN resources:
One of the features that the Orbi DNS process does not support is resolving DNS entries for devices on the LAN. A work-around for this is to have a local DNS server which supports this feature, such as OpenWRT, Pi-Hole, etc. Not having a DNS server on my LAN, I created entries in the Windows hosts file for some devices on the LAN, including the Orbi RBR750 running in AP mode (192.168.1.84 Test750). When attempting to connect to the RBR750 web server using Test750, I get Error 500. Connecting to 192.168.1.84 works correctly.
If you can run Wireshark, it would be useful to capture the traffic between the computer and router (in AP mode) and verify if the behavior is similar to that conversation referenced above.
To keep the HTTP Error 500 stuff together, I posted packet caps and my theory of what's wrong to thread you referenced: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WIFI-6-AX-AND-Wi-Fi-6E-AXE/Internal-Server-Error-when-hostname-used/m-p/2337133/highlight/true#M49726.