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Nighthawk 6330 giving 403 Forbidden when setting up access-control.
Attempting to block one of my LAN devices from (ever) phoning home (i.e. reaching the Internet). In "Block Services", I select (*)Always under Services Blocking. I then select the Add button, and (...
-TLR- wrote:
Attempting to block one of my LAN devices from (ever) phoning home (i.e. reaching the Internet).
Not the answer you want, but can you explain why you want to do this?
I ask because when troubleshooting, or trying to set something up, it helps to know what the ultimate goal is.
This IP Address, specifying the LAN address of the device (a Cannon printer) that I want to restrict.
Have you seen any indication that the Canon printer is heading out to the Internet? I have never seen any hint of unwanted excursions, but I haven't looked that hard.
How is you printer connected to the network? Wifi? USB?