Achilles Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Doesn't seem to make any sense to me. If I have blocked a device it should no longer be connected to my router. Therefore, I should be able to delete and remove it entirely but I keep getting the warning saying that the device is still online. I'm also noticing that LAN Setup does not have all my devices available on the list. There are also ones that shouldn't be there anymore because I have renamed them something entirely different, yet old names seem to remain. For example I renamed a device under device manager but it doesn't update under LAN Setup which is very confusing when you have multiple of the same device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Admin Posted August 3, 2018 Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2018 It’s because the device is not actually blocked from your network, it’s just blocked from connecting to the internet. It’s designed this way in case you accidentally block your PC as you would then not be able to access the UI. Would you like two different block types? We’re looking into different access control ideas so any ideas you have would be great. Tai N 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 If there is a device I do not recognise or want then yes, I want to block and straight have it gone. If I see something I don't want then let me block it, delete it and be done with it. The current state makes me feel like rogue devices have more control. Give users a passkey or something. Blocked PC? Enter the key and unblock yourself. EDIT: I just turned off wifi (which is connected to) and blocked it, deleted it. I turn wifi back on and it auto connected and was unblocked. How is that remotely safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Admin Posted August 3, 2018 Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2018 It’s designed more for parental control etc. So that’s one reason we’re looking into access control ideas. Thanks for the feedback Achilles and Tai N 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulko Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 It’s because the device is not actually blocked from your network, it’s just blocked from connecting to the internet. It’s designed this way in case you accidentally block your PC as you would then not be able to access the UI. Would you like two different block types? We’re looking into different access control ideas so any ideas you have would be great. But if you PC is behind the Duma and the Internet is in front, how does blocking it not allow UI access. We access the UI before the net is connected on a fresh install. I'm confused as always. Anyways, yes options should be avail, if i want 1 of the kids devices off my home network so he cant sit up all night watching movies off a h/drive, then i should be able to boot him off. He gets the idea when i reboot and his movie stops. I pray he doesn't learn to restart his device and gets reconnected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted August 7, 2018 Administrators Share Posted August 7, 2018 But if you PC is behind the Duma and the Internet is in front, how does blocking it not allow UI access. We access the UI before the net is connected on a fresh install. I'm confused as always. Anyways, yes options should be avail, if i want 1 of the kids devices off my home network so he cant sit up all night watching movies off a h/drive, then i should be able to boot him off. He gets the idea when i reboot and his movie stops. I pray he doesn't learn to restart his device and gets reconnected. Allows access to local IPs while blocking external IPs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNehru Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 This is so technical that a layman can not deal with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulko Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Allows access to local IPs while blocking external IPs All good it is what it is, but i had mentioned many moons ago early during R1 launch not being able to boot devices was a thing without a restart, yet here we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Admin Posted August 11, 2018 Administrators Share Posted August 11, 2018 This is so technical that a layman can not deal with it Do you mean blocking on the Device Manager or something else? We want DumaOS to be very user friendly so let us know if we can improve anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHConnors Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Has there been any progress on this issue? I have a number of devices currently blocked and still have no idea who they are - why do I need to be reminded that they are blocked on my private network when I don't want them on it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted June 20, 2022 Administrators Share Posted June 20, 2022 3 hours ago, JHConnors said: Has there been any progress on this issue? I have a number of devices currently blocked and still have no idea who they are - why do I need to be reminded that they are blocked on my private network when I don't want them on it anyway. Welcome to the forum! They're most likely devices you have previously had connected or from a device you are still using where the device MAC address has changed (iOS devices will do this) or if you have switched between connecting a device between WiFi/ethernet. If you reboot the router, then wait 2 minutes, click the on the Device Manager page and delete all offline devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHConnors Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Another good reasons for a XR500 - Automated Scheduled Reboot Feature, as per this post ..... Netduma Fraser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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