What is gaateway.fe2.apple-dns

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Posted on Aug 27, 2024 12:52 PM

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Posted on Aug 27, 2024 12:59 PM

Quizine4star wrote:
What is gaateway.fe2.apple-dns

Don’t know what this domain is about


Seems incorrect as written... < gaateway.fe2.apple-dns >



if gateway.fe2.apple-dns.net this seems a normal apple a service necessary for iCloud to work appropriately.


If you are using a VPN— delete / remove it and try again



If your work mandates the use of a point to point VPN— contact your work IT network admin, and verify if they block or not access to the Internet which is common practice on a work network.


see: Public VPN's are anything but private or safe

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims/

https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29

https://www.eccu.edu/blog/cybersecurity/5-reasons-why-you-should-not-use-free-vpns/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/is-your-computer-part-of-the-largest-botnet-ever/


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Aug 27, 2024 12:59 PM in response to Community User

Quizine4star wrote:
What is gaateway.fe2.apple-dns

Don’t know what this domain is about


Seems incorrect as written... < gaateway.fe2.apple-dns >



if gateway.fe2.apple-dns.net this seems a normal apple a service necessary for iCloud to work appropriately.


If you are using a VPN— delete / remove it and try again



If your work mandates the use of a point to point VPN— contact your work IT network admin, and verify if they block or not access to the Internet which is common practice on a work network.


see: Public VPN's are anything but private or safe

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims/

https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29

https://www.eccu.edu/blog/cybersecurity/5-reasons-why-you-should-not-use-free-vpns/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/is-your-computer-part-of-the-largest-botnet-ever/


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