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Blocking inbound traffic by IP address
Just got an Orbi and am astonished that it is not possible to block inbound traffic by IP address, either explicitly (as a range), or from IP blacklists available from spam blocking lists. Being able to block incoming traffic by geographic region can be incredibly helpful, as many attacks originate in Russia in China. The fact that Orbi has DoS detection and gives me log entries like this "DoS Attack: SYN/ACK Scan" and no way to stop it is amazing. This topic has been raised in the past and it always gets closed with the statement that this is "beyond the scope" of a consumer level router and that only $1,000+ enterprise routers can do it. Bull. A $35 Linksys WRT54G running the open source DD-WRT firmware can do iptables blocks of IP addresses and ranges. A $250 Orbi should be able to do this without breaking a sweat.Security vulnerability in Orbi
I happened to run avast wifi analysis and it found the 2 vulnerability in Orbi Router software listed below. Can anyone who is more technically minded confirm this? Orbi is a brand new system it should be patch against security holes that been reported since 2013. https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/miniupnpd-cve-2013-0229 https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/miniupnpd-cve-2013-0230RBR50 connected to wifi but blocking fire stick and some apps
Hi. I hope someone can help. Im not massively technical, so I hope it’s a simple issue to fix. Ive has my orbi RBR50 for about a year and it’s been pretty good, until recently. Using my iPad, I can still use safari to browse the internet and use outlook, but it won’t let me update apps in the App Store, and some game apps won’t connect. The orbi app itself won’t let me update the firmware. It has been updated within the last year, but I can’t even check if it’s still up to date now. With the exception of the orbi app, I can do all the others if I use a different network, showing it is the orbi at fault. I have a similar problem when I try to use my fire stick. It logs onto the orbi network but says that it’s not connected to the internet when it is. Also my little boys tablet will no longer acces the internet when connected. It seems to me like there is some kind of firewall that’s been activated, blocking certain sites /devices, but I can’t see where to change the settings. Speed tests seem fine. thanks in advanceNeed help setting up for maximum security RBK53
Hello everyone. Here's the background... I am needing to set up a network for electronic charting and digital X-rays at a dental office. Of utmost importance is the security of patient information. For several reasons, we won't be able to properly set up a wired network. We want to try the RBK53 set; 1 router, 2 satellites. I understand this is not an ideal setup and that nothing could replace a WLAN for speed and security. I'm strictly looking for ideas that could be applied to this unique situation. The hardware...... We have three different 'locations' in the office that need to be networked. 1) front desk, with one work station, network printer and the ISP provided modem; -workstation, printer and modem will plug directly to Orbi router 2) server closet , with the server and one workstation - server and workstation will plug directly to satellite #1 3) patient operatories, with two workstations - both workstations will plug directly to workstation #2 The questions..... - is there a way to set up the wireless communication so that network access is strictly limited to the devices directly plugged into the LAN jacks on the orbi router/satellites? - if not, is there a way to ensure that only the network components have access to each other - in short, I need to get as close to WLAN security and speed as possible, wirelessly. Thanks for the help.