I did think of this but thought it quite co-incidental with the change in
ISP supplied router...

On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 at 12:54, Martin Halford <[email protected]> wrote:

> Terry, Is it possible that Netgear have shut down their update servers
> for an EOL product and this has nothing to do with DNS or your Router???
>
> On 06/02/2026 12:40, Terry Coles wrote:
> > On 06/02/2026 12:34, Tim wrote:
> >> Looking at this review of the Router, it say there an option to setup
> >> an IPV6 pinhole which would suggest that the router does have IPV6
> >> capability, not sure if there anyway you can check further on the router
> >>
> >> https://broadbandsavvy.com/ee-smart-hub-7-pro-review/
> > That's a useful looking document.
> >> Its a long article, but half way through under settings and Options
> >> it lists out various options including the IPV6 option
> > Neither of the failing devices are using IPV6.
> >> In a video I found, the host said that they were not able to set DNS
> >> address on the router and you would need to do then on the devices
> >> (2min 40 seconds in) themselves
> > DHCP does that and set the DNS entry to point at the router. Other DNS
> > Servers can be added, but I suspect that wouldn't survive a reboot.
> > Anyway.  I tried adding 8.8.8.8 and it didn't work.
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AekSyo9Mun8
> >>
> >> Might be red herrings but I dont know, might help
> >
> > Everything helps.
> >
>
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