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Access control page always shows one deviced blocked
On my access control page in the router one device always shows Blocked even though it's not blocked. I never set it to be blocked. If I remove the device the next one on the list shows blocked. I...
I have had the same problem with my Samsung S7 showing a MAC of "/OrbiDevName1\>" it also shows the device as wired. I updated to the .34 firmware and the problem continues. The S7 connect fine as others have noted in this thread.
I tried reserving the IP address for the S7 which requires the entry of a correct MAC address. The blocked device went away and showed the correct MAC address. However, a few hours later I checked again and the MAC address is back to "/OrbiDevName1\>".
I can also confirm that the problem only occurs when the S7 is connected to the Sattelite.
Strange problem!
good news is, our devices seem to be working good. Hopefully Netgear is watching this thread.