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  • Using F8Lure with a FRITZ!Box 7530 AX

    From Graham J@nobody@nowhere.co.uk to uk.telecom.broadband on Mon Jun 8 09:08:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    I've written here before about the FRITZ!Box 7530 AX as typically
    supplied by Zen Internet and F8Lure, see:

    <https://f8lure.mouselike.org/auth.asp>

    The problem was that these routers did not reliably respond to pings
    from the internet.

    But since a firmware update of around 14 May which upgraded these
    routers from FRITZ!OS version 8.20 to FRITZ!OS version 8.25 all the
    Fritz's I monitor have responded to pings from the internet. So it's
    now possible to monitor these connections using F8Lure.

    I complained to the manufacturers about this a few years ago, so it
    would seem that they did listen!
    --
    Graham J
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  • From Davey@davey@example.invalid to uk.telecom.broadband on Mon Jun 8 11:55:57 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 09:08:19 +0100
    Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:

    I've written here before about the FRITZ!Box 7530 AX as typically
    supplied by Zen Internet and F8Lure, see:

    <https://f8lure.mouselike.org/auth.asp>

    The problem was that these routers did not reliably respond to pings
    from the internet.

    But since a firmware update of around 14 May which upgraded these
    routers from FRITZ!OS version 8.20 to FRITZ!OS version 8.25 all the
    Fritz's I monitor have responded to pings from the internet. So it's
    now possible to monitor these connections using F8Lure.

    I complained to the manufacturers about this a few years ago, so it
    would seem that they did listen!



    You mean the computer didn't say 'NO!'?
    --
    Davey.

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  • From Woody@harrogate3@ntlworld.com to uk.telecom.broadband on Mon Jun 8 12:30:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On Mon 08/06/2026 09:08, Graham J wrote:
    I've written here before about the FRITZ!Box 7530 AX as typically
    supplied by Zen Internet and F8Lure, see:

    <https://f8lure.mouselike.org/auth.asp>

    The problem was that these routers did not reliably respond to pings
    from the internet.

    But since a firmware update of around 14 May which upgraded these
    routers from FRITZ!OS version 8.20 to FRITZ!OS version 8.25 all the
    Fritz's I monitor have responded to pings from the internet.-a So it's
    now possible to monitor these connections using F8Lure.

    I complained to the manufacturers about this a few years ago, so it
    would seem that they did listen!



    Point of interest, does the unit self upgrade the OS or is it necessary
    to download the new file and blow it into the unit.

    Thinking of getting one (2nd hand) to replace my Archer D2 as - apart
    from other functions - will allow a much longer list of reserved
    addresses (don't ask!)
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  • From David Wade@g4ugm@dave.invalid to uk.telecom.broadband on Mon Jun 8 14:57:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On 08/06/2026 12:30, Woody wrote:
    On Mon 08/06/2026 09:08, Graham J wrote:
    I've written here before about the FRITZ!Box 7530 AX as typically
    supplied by Zen Internet and F8Lure, see:

    <https://f8lure.mouselike.org/auth.asp>

    The problem was that these routers did not reliably respond to pings
    from the internet.

    But since a firmware update of around 14 May which upgraded these
    routers from FRITZ!OS version 8.20 to FRITZ!OS version 8.25 all the
    Fritz's I monitor have responded to pings from the internet.-a So it's
    now possible to monitor these connections using F8Lure.

    I complained to the manufacturers about this a few years ago, so it
    would seem that they did listen!



    Point of interest, does the unit self upgrade the OS or is it necessary
    to download the new file and blow it into the unit.

    Thinking of getting one (2nd hand) to replace my Archer D2 as - apart
    from other functions - will allow a much longer list of reserved
    addresses (don't ask!)

    You can set it to notify, notify and install essential updates, notify
    and install all updates

    Dave
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  • From Davey@davey@example.invalid to uk.telecom.broadband on Mon Jun 8 18:48:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 14:57:44 +0100
    David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> wrote:

    On 08/06/2026 12:30, Woody wrote:
    On Mon 08/06/2026 09:08, Graham J wrote:
    I've written here before about the FRITZ!Box 7530 AX as typically
    supplied by Zen Internet and F8Lure, see:

    <https://f8lure.mouselike.org/auth.asp>

    The problem was that these routers did not reliably respond to
    pings from the internet.

    But since a firmware update of around 14 May which upgraded these
    routers from FRITZ!OS version 8.20 to FRITZ!OS version 8.25 all
    the Fritz's I monitor have responded to pings from the internet.
    So it's now possible to monitor these connections using F8Lure.

    I complained to the manufacturers about this a few years ago, so
    it would seem that they did listen!



    Point of interest, does the unit self upgrade the OS or is it
    necessary to download the new file and blow it into the unit.

    Thinking of getting one (2nd hand) to replace my Archer D2 as -
    apart from other functions - will allow a much longer list of
    reserved addresses (don't ask!)

    You can set it to notify, notify and install essential updates,
    notify and install all updates

    Dave

    Mine installs updates and then notifies me of the fact.
    --
    Davey.

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