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Orbi not blocking sites in Keyword/Domain list
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Conax wrote:Hi CrimpOn , it is Huawei HG659b.
Fascinating. Most of us would classify this device as a combination modem/router/WiFi box, i.e. the equivalent of the Orbi RBR50, with the modem function being limited to DSL service. When connected to the ISP with an ethernet cable, it functions the same as the Orbi.
You are using one or the other device at any given time, correct? (not the Orbi connected to a port on the HG659b)
It's not clear from the User Manual how much this Windows XP/Windows 7 era router differs from the Orbi in terms of features (Love the concept of using the USB stick as an FTP server). Did not see Access Control (which I find a bother and do not use), no DDNS, Remote Management, Open VPN, Setting DNS servers, DHCP range, etc.etc. Like the Orbi, the Huawei User Manual probably does not list all the features available on the web management.
That Time Schedule is a feature that Orbi users have wanted since the Orbi came out. (and never got).
I am connecting the Orbi to the Huawei. đ
I bought the Orbi years ago to extend the WiFi range that the Huawei could not give me.
Now let's see if the image works...
Conax wrote:I am connecting the Orbi to the Huawei. đ
I bought the Orbi years ago to extend the WiFi range that the Huawei could not give me.
One router connected to another router creates a "Double NAT" situation.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Thousands of customers do this and experience no issues at all. (I set up three routers back-to-back as a test.)
This is because they do not attempt to use any capabilities that a Double NAT makes impossible, such as forwarding ports, doing web based remote management (not the Orbi app's Anywhere Access), OpenVPN, and some forms of internet gaming.
If the Orbi is set to get DNS from the Huawei, then any device that uses the Orbi DNS should be affected by the Huawei DNS filiter system. Anyone able to set static DNS entries in their computer can bypass all of this filtering attempt by going directly to DNS server on the internet.
The Time Schedule part of the Huawei will not work because all of the Orbi devices are hidden behind the Orbi NAT. If the Orbi were put into Access Point (AP) mode, then every device in the network would be visible to the Huawei and that function could be used as well.