Nighthawk MR60 Block Sites not functional

[HairyDrumroll]

Using the Block Sites feature seems to have no effect.

Website entered as example.com, https://example.com, https://www.example.com

Firmware Version V1.1.6.122_2.0.58

[plemans]

Website blocking doesn't work with https sites because it encrypts the site request between device and the website. 

[HRS2403]

I tried blocking, for example, yahoo.com, http://www.yahoo,com, all non-HTTPS addresses, with Schedule set to "Always." Nonetheless, yahoo.com is not blocked.

Firmware is V1.1.7.132

[HairyDrumroll]

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@plemans wrote:

Website blocking doesn't work with https sites because it encrypts the site request between device and the website. 

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Yes, the contents of the web traffic are encrypted, but the website domain is not. Website blocking at the domain/DNS level should be straightforward for even a basic home internet router to implement, and the MR60 is not a basic home internet router.

I mean, I could install PiHole on a Raspberry Pi to do this (talk about basic), but why should I bother doing that when my router has inbuilt functionality?