Is peernetwork.netgear.com a bad site? Pi-hole blocks it

Is anyone using a Netgear router and getting a Pihole block on peernetwork.netgear.com? Is that a bad site or just neutral?

Thanks.

None of the block lists that are offered as options during Pi-Hole install contain this domain. It is likely on a blocklist that you have added. If not, then it is blocked due to a local blacklist entry.

pihole -q -adlist peernetwork.netgear.com
[i] No results found for **peernetwork.netgear.com** within the block lists

According to Outbound Traffic (..), this seems to be related to Netgear's ReadyShare peer-to-peer-sharing feature, allowing you to share things like your USB drive over the Internet by means of a central intermediating service (i.e. peernetwork.netgear.com).

You'd have to decide for yourself whether that is a good or a bad thing for your specific needs.

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