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FRITZ!Box Home Internet Routers manufactured by AVM in Germany

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How to reset a Fritz!Box DSL router to factory settings?

I need to change the setting of router Fritz Box. The setting were set by another person. I can't connect to router using cable, may be standard port or address were changed. So the only option is to switch to factory settings. Usually there is a…
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Disable Homeplug feature on Fritzbox?

I wanted to test something with Wireshark and upon launching it, I noticed that some device named "AvmAudio" continuously broadcasts some "SW version request" (HomePlug AV protocol) even though our power line does not support this. My guess is that…
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Can I leave my bandwidth higher than it actually is?

When setting up my internet connection, my router asks for the upstream and downstream bandwidth. What does this really do? Is this only for limiting bandwidth to proritze between networks? So if you don’t have other networks you can theoretically…
Elekam
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FritzBox 7490: Handing out a secondary internal DNS via DHCP impossible?

I have a Fritz!Box 7490 residential DSL/Modem/Router by AVM. Additionally I run a DNS server at 192.168.178.5 (actually a Pi-hole Ad Blocker) which I have set in the Fritz!Box's DHCP settings as the DNS address to be distributed via DHCP to all…
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How to change language of Fritz!Box from German to International

I have a Fritz!Box 7390 I bought while living in Berlin and would like to switch it to English. I've tried using the Recovery Tool, but it rejects updating the device. How can I update the device to the latest International firmware?
Cameron Lowell Palmer
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Can't access configuration page of TP-Link network expander (TP-AV500)

Probably not the best place to ask, but I need help very badly. So, we bought this TP-Link AV500 to expand our network, but I can't access the configuration page. It should be found under http://tplinkplclogin.net but it redirects me to a page…
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Dynamic DNS for both IPv4 and IPv6 (using freedns.afraid.org or others)

[Edit: I have now found a solution; see below for my answer] I want to set up dynamic DNS on my Fritz!Box 7490, so that it is reachable both on IPv4 and IPv6. Note that I want to reach the Fritz!Box itself, and not a computer behind it. The…
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How can I reset my FRITZ! Box 3272 to its original factory settings?

I accidentally misconfigured my FRITZ! Box 3272: The web console in no longer accessible. There is no DHCP and it does not respond when using direct cable connection and manually assigned IP. How can I reset it? There’s no button neither on the…
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Fritz!Box port forwarding is not working properly

I have a question about port forwarding with FRITZ!Box. When I port forward for my server, it works for a while, but after 3/4 days people can't join my server anymore. It's really weird and I have to port forward again. I had the same problem…
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Dropbox upload slows internet speed drastically

I just added a folder with some pictures and videos (~80 MB) to my Dropbox folder. Dropbox started syncing, and the "speed for browsing" dropped to unusable (DNS resolving pretty slow, websites loaded very slow or not loaded at all). So I ran…
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Dynamic DNS at freedns.afraid.org using a Fritz!Box

I am having some trouble setting up Dynamic DNS with my Fritz!Box 7360. I have set up the Dynamic DNS page with (this is translated from German, so might be worded a bit differently): [x] Use dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Provider: User…
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Why are my attempts at port forwarding on a FRITZ!Box setup not working as expected?

I am running a server on a Raspberry Pi which is connected to a FritzBox. From within the network, I can reach the server both via the local IP and via the registered URL. From the outside, it is however not working. This is how I set up the Port…
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How to route a global url to a local computer on a Fritzbox

I have this Linux server in my LAN, which can be reached from anywhere using dyndns services. So when I am out, I enter myserver.dyndns.org to get to it. When I am at home, I could do that too, but since the computer is in the same LAN, it's faster…
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CNAME to local domain does not resolve

I have a server on my LAN wich I want to access with a public domain name, but it should be reachable only within my local network. To do that, I added a CNAME record on my domain (example.org) to point myserver.example.org to myserver.fritz.box. On…
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External access to NAS behind router - security concerns?

Consider this scenario: My parents* have a Fritzbox router, probably 10 years old, which offers to attach a USB drive and set it up as a NAS, which I have done for them, so far, only with internal (intranet) access, to put files on shared between…
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