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Firmware auto update domain
I was running firmware 2.0.0.74 on my Orbi system with NVRAM set to disable updates. Everything was running prefect as that firmware is rock steady for me. Today I found my system had self updated to...
Kept digging on this and learned the following:
TCP port 443 (HTTPS): http.fw.updates1.netgear.com
TCP port 21 (FTP): updates1.netgear.com
I believe those two are all that's necessary to block. Orbi tries HTTPS first, then FTP.
I suspect this will be very hard to block.
When I just checked, Orbi did an A-record lookup for:
A1599ER83NVYL8.iot.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
Kept digging on this and learned the following:
TCP port 443 (HTTPS): http.fw.updates1.netgear.com
TCP port 21 (FTP): updates1.netgear.com
I believe those two are all that's necessary to block. Orbi tries HTTPS first, then FTP.