Private Relay does not work with Netgear CAX30 and Spectrum -- anyone else with this combo?

[pedzsan]

Safari has a checkbox in Settings "Hide IP Address". In the text, there is "Lean More". I click that and it brings me to System Settings Private Relay. I turn that out and then turn it on for Safari. The UI has changed slightly in Ventura. After a brief while, it tells me that the Private Relay can not work on my Wifi network. This isn't new with Ventura. It's been like this for a while. I just decided to try again after the update.

The message says:

Private Relay is either not supported by this network or Limit IP Address Tracking has been turned off in Wi-Fi Settings. When Private Relay is off, this network can monitor your internet activity, and your IP address will not be hidden from known trackers or websites.

I looked through the router settings and can't find anything. The router has / had Netgear Armor but it is off now because I am not going to pay $50 per year just to use my router.

I'm wondering if anyone else has this combination of Netgear CAX30 and Spectrum. I don't know if it is the router or Spectrum that is the problem. Plus... I don't know if it is really worth the effort to enable the Private Relay feature in the first place.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support (PH)

iCloud Private Relay — part of an iCloud+ subscription — helps protect your privacy when you browse the web in Safari.

support.apple.com

 

[pedzsan]

About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support (PH)

iCloud Private Relay — part of an iCloud+ subscription — helps protect your privacy when you browse the web in Safari.

support.apple.com

Update: My interpretation of what I read is this is using QUIC protocol on port 443. I've put a question with Netgear to see if anyone there knows why it isn't working.

 

[pedzsan]

For others: The reason Apple Private Relay isn't working for me is because I have a pi-hole set up. You can read the "answer" to my question here.