Finally fixed my router after 4 hours of pure frustration

I was getting weird login popups on my phone but not my laptop, so I spent 4 hours checking every device on my network. Turned out my old router had a DNS hijack from some sketchy firmware update I did 6 months ago. Has anyone else dealt with router firmware going rogue like that?

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terryf621mo ago

4 hours of pure frustration" sounds like a good time to me. Honestly, if you updated the firmware six months ago and it worked fine until now, that's on you for not keeping an eye on it sooner. Most people who blame their router for weird popups are just paranoid about their own browsing habits. Maybe that sketchy firmware was actually doing you a favor by blocking something you don't want to admit you were visiting. Sounds like a user error, not a router problem.

keithbennett27d ago

Wait, are you seriously defending a router that decides what sites you can visit like it's your dad telling you bedtime is at 9pm? lol. If a firmware update starts blocking random popups six months later that's not a feature, that's a bug or a hack trying to play superhero with your browsing. Honestly, blaming the user for not babysitting a router is like blaming someone for not checking if their toaster is secretly mining crypto.

betty_palmer1mo ago

lol @terryf62 is out here defending rogue firmware like it's his job. A DNS hijack is a legit security risk not some browser history coverup. Had a similar thing happen with an old Netgear once where the admin page got locked and I had to factory reset it. User error doesn't make sketchy firmware updates magically okay lol.