#Netgear genie windows firewall update#

I went to GRC Shields Up and ran their port scanner and it came back as unable to access the router, so perhaps it doesn't even matter.Ĭan anyone shed light on why I can't set the networks to private here in my house? All Windows devices can still access the internet whether the network is set to public or private. Routers are setup using the AiMESH - however, I know this has nothing to do with it as I ran into the same problem when I only had the AC68P. Main Router: Asus RT-AC86U (Merlin 386.1) So, I am now wondering if the routers' built-in Firewall has anything to do with it, or if using OpenDNS causes Windows to see the network as public? It doesn't make sense, but that is the only thing I can possibly reason with. I have searched high and low through the built-in Windows' Firewall, changed a multitude of settings, and even disabled it and still am unable to access the router if the network is set to private. Doesn't matter what browser is used either. I checked another computer and the same thing happens. This didn't change the behavior of the router being blocked when setting the network to private (I also set the Windows login account to User - no change).

I then created a local admin account on my computer to see if it had something to do with the Windows login profile. In the Firewall & network protection menu.

#Netgear genie windows firewall update#

Changing the network back to 'public', everything works as it should. In the Settings menu, select Update & Security > Windows Security > Firewall & network protection. This is when I realized when I changed the network on Windows 10 to private, I could no longer access the router. So in my efforts to troubleshoot, I decided to capitalize on this and upgrade the main router along with updating both to the latest Merlin. I initially thought it was the Asus router since I was still running the outdated 384 Merlin firmware. All non-Windows devices can access the router and QNAP without any issues.

I have searched high and low and haven't found anything to resolve this issue. When I set the network to 'public' everything works fine. As the subject states when I set the network to 'private' I am unable to access the router admin page or the QNAP NAS login page.