[dba-Tech] NetGear NightHawk Router

[Peter Brawley]

On 8/7/2020 12:36, fhtapia at gmail.com wrote:
> recently I updated my firmware so I can use a product called AdGuard to
> help block Ads in a smarter way, and also I can use many different DNS
> servers and auto-select the fastest ones. so I have OpenDNS, Cloudflare,
> and Adguard DNS's configured. the one with the lowest ping time wins and my
> overall internet speeds feel faster when reaching websites ;)

 From here, this afternoon, ping times to Google's DNS server at 8.8.8.8 
are 41ms, to AdGuard's IPs 55ms. Is that diff due to the ad blocking?

PB
>
> more info at:
> https://www.snbforums.com/threads/kamoj-add-on-5-1-beta-testing-poll.62315/
>
> -Francisco <http://twitter.com/seecoolguy>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 12:31 PM Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote:
>
>> I've got a Nighthawk router, and I really like it. It wants me to register
>> for all sorts of things, but you don't need any of them.
>>
>> The best way to access it is via a laptop, rather than the phone app, you
>> can do so much more on the laptop.
>>
>> Just go to www.routerlogin.net and it should take you to the logon page.
>> If
>> it's the first time you've done that, the credentials should be on a label
>> on the router.
>>
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of Tina N
>> Fields
>> Sent: 06 August 2020 20:11
>> To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] NetGear NightHawk Router
>>
>> I hope somebody on this list has figured this one out.
>>
>> Because my main router is starting to fail, I bought a new one to replace
>> it. But, oh boy, am I having trouble.
>>
>> Monday - I have it all set up and I've power cycled my modem. Hook it up
>> and
>> everything cycles in except it never gets to the Internet. Called tech
>> support at my ISP; they said they had to make an adjustment at their end,
>> and that it should all work in about another fifteen minutes.
>> No, it did not work. A tech was coming the next day to take care of a cable
>> problem, so it was agreed he would take a look at the new router, too.
>>
>> When I told him what kind of router it is, he said he'd run into them
>> before
>> and that they are a little tricky because they require registration before
>> they can access the Internet. We looked through the setup together and
>> could
>> not find any way to get this thing connected.
>>
>> I have the NightHawk app downloaded on my phone, but it can't get through
>> to
>> register the router, either - it finds no Internet.
>>
>> What the heck! Maybe, if I keep the old router connected, log into the new
>> router, use the phone app to register, while there is an Internet
>> connection
>> through the old router - could that work?
>>
>> Has anybody here dealt with this thing? It seems like a device that
>> requires
>> a connection in order to register so that it can have a connection. That's
>> goofy!
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>>
>> T
>>
>> --
>> Tina Norris Fields
>> 231-322-2787
>> tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
>>
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