OpenDNS is a DNS (Domain Name System) resolution service. OpenDNS extends DNS as an alternative to the ISP DNS servers, adding features such as as misspelling correction, phishing protection, and optional content filtering. A free service "showing relevant ads when we show you search results" and ...
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How exactly does DNS work?
I'm learning pentesting from books. So far I thought I know about DNS but now I'm completely lost and confused.
well, I know what happens when you enter domain name in your browser:
Say, I've ...
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What are the pros and cons of using an alternative DNS instead of the ISP server?
I searched the web for answers, but I haven't found anything conclusive. What are the advantages/disadvantages of using an alternative DNS (for example, OpenDNS or Google DNS) as opposed to the ...
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Blocking adult content with OPENDNS & security of banking account [closed]
I have one wifi connection in my house which I use for my iPad, phone and computers.
I want to block adult sites, time consuming sites for every device that use the wifi connection.
So I came across ...
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Use different DNS servers for different domains?
I have windows 7,i want to configure different dns servers for different websites.
My isp's login page only works with his dns server,if i use open dns..i cant load up my isp login page.
So i want to ...
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'Split horizon DNS service' with BIND on windows 7,how to configure?
I want to set up 'forwarding proxy DNS server' on my windows 7,so that i can perform conditional forwarding on my 'ISP's login website' because the way to load the login page of my ISP's website is to ...
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Open Dns on my router giving problems
Recently i switched to OpenDns with Familyshield.I have applied the dns setting on my belkin wireless router.
If i dont use internet for 3-4 hours,my ISP asks me to re-login again,then i cant access ...
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Use OpenDNS when ISP hardcodes DNS
My ISP gave me a router with the DHCP / DNS settings hard coded. They blocked access to it, so there's no way for me to change it.
However I have a WLAN router that can do DHCP. Can I set up my ...
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How can I store DNS cache in case the DNS server goes down?
I'm using OpenDNS's DNS servers. Today, it went down for half an hour. I'm wondering if I can store a cached copy of the DNS records of the websites that I visit often.
Google Chrome does this ...
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Using OpenDNS screws network
How are you supposed to use a home network when using OpenDNS? If you set it as your DNS on the router it hijacks even Windows file sharing traffic so you can see computers on the network but when you ...
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FireFox continues to redirect based on outdated httpd.conf rules (other browsers dont)
This is really odd, because it shouldn't be happening at all.
When I access wellness.learnitlive.com on FireFox, I see it redirected to: ...
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How to run OpenDNS updater silently
Is it possible to run OpenDNS in such a way that the user does not see the updater popping up and saying that the IP address was updated?
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static stops working after reboot windows 7
I'm trying to set a static Local IP on my Windows 7 machine. It works fine until I reboot.
When I reboot it have to use "Resolve Issues" to fix it. It says that DHCP was disabled although I have set ...
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When I use OpenDNS, does it also block sites for others using my Windows internet connection?
I created a wireless hotspot in Windows 7 using the following method, without using a software like Connectify:
Lifehacker — Turn Your Windows 7 PC Into a Wireless Hotspot
I'm using OpenDNS on the ...
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Different DNS based on user?
I have OpenDNS with access controls set up for my laptop. I want to disable the filter for specific users, but there doesn't appear to be a simple way to do this.
My first thought was to enable the ...
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how to change open dns settings for the router?
Under the settings where the ip address can be selected. I only see my external ip address.
And any configuration(blocking sites) that I do from there wouldn't actually take effect. Unless I also try ...
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performance of OpenDns versus Google Dns?
A bunch of articles were written on this topic in 2009...wondering if there's a more updated comparison of the performance between the two?
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Using static DNS in Debian Squeeze?
I'm connecting to different WLANs all the time, and at boot time my computer also connects through a VPN-tunnel. The problem is that the DNS-server address received via DHCP often times don't allow ...
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OpenDNS servers initial response is very slow
I've got a Time Warner cable ISP package (RoadRunner), and the modem they gave me doesn't allow me to specify which DNS servers to use; it always uses whatever the upstream dhcp server gives it. I ...
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How can I tell if my ISP is redirecting my DNS queries?
I've attempted to use some DNS services like OpenDNS, and no matter what I do the DNS queries don't return the expected results. Watching the packet traffic on my firewall, I can see the queries go ...
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DDNS option on Routers/modems for OpenDNS
I've got a home network that access the internet using a router DLink DSL-500B.
Can I configure the Dynamic DNS service option in that router so I can directly update my OpenDNS account IP without ...
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FIltering Adult Content
I'm using OpenDNS now for over a month . But it doesn't filter Adult Content although i specified High Restriction in the settings . It automatically sends the IP to its server (?) but it doesn't ...
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DNS Blocking--Detectable?
Our school is using OpenDNS to block harmful sites, torrent downloads, and other file sharing sites. I found out a way to bypass this by changing my dns to Google Public DNS.
My question is, would ...
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How can I set up multiple dynamic users to update a single network's dynamic IP
On my home network we are allocated a dynamic IP. I want to configure ddclient (or an equivalent) to send IP updates to DNS-O-Matic/OpenDNS only when I am on my home network. I do not want to send IP ...
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When I use opendns servers in my dir-655, inranet addresses don't get resolved anymore
When I use opendns servers in my dir-655, inranet addresses don't get resolved anymore.
Is there a setting somewhere to tell it to ignore opendns for internal dns requests?
Perhaps this is a commonly ...
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really weird DNS problem in Ubuntu {after one month, seems like ISP problem}
I been having this random dns problem, in Ubuntu 10.04 and in 10.10 it started about 2 weeks ago after (I believe) an update.
Basically when I go to a website randomly I get that the website I'm ...
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OpenDNS at internet cafes, hotels and airports on Mac OS X
I love OpenDNS and use it on my devices whenever I can to speed up DNS lookups. However, there's one situation (not its fault) where it consistently causes me grief.
Public hotspots such as those at ...
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OpenDNS says I have spyware, but which of my computers has it?
I very rarely log into OpenDNS. Last time I logged in, it informed me that it had blocked attempts to visit a spyware domain, but as I have the free version of OpenDNS and the log was too old, I ...
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Google Public DNS vs OpenDNS, which do you prefer? [closed]
I would like my DNS to filter/alert me of potential bad websites. OpenDNS seems to be touting this as their best feature, but Google also seems to say their DNS is secure.
Speed does not concern me ...
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Web filtering using OpenDNS for multiple home network computers
I want to filter websites by category using OpenDNS Basic. Do I have to create an OpenDNS account per PC and then configure each manually?
How do I link up multiple PCs to one OpenDNS Dashboard so I ...
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What's a good DNS provider that does not track domains that are resolved by the user?
Right now I am using OpenDNS, but do not wish all of the hosts that I resolve to be tracked. Can anyone recommend a DNS provider that guarantees privacy?
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Open dns still detects malware activity after having scanned and removed malware
I'm using open dns to block unwanted sites. Everytime I go to the dashboard I always see this malware activity in all of the networks that I have in open dns.
What do I do?I'm using avast free, ...
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Alternative to Open DNS
do you know of any alternatives to open DNS. I'm sick and tired of having to see the sites that I want to block every time I reboot my system they reappear again. I have the updater and set the the ...
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Problem with open dns
I'm running windows 7. And I have also installed the open dns updater. Configured the IP Version 4 to use the dns server 208.67.222.222.
But everytime I reboot or shutdown then turn on the computer. ...
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How do I circumvent OpenDNS content blocking? Is it a hardware or software issue?
I know something like this has been posted before, but I tried out all the solutions discussed in the article and none of them worked. I'm beginning to think it is a hardware problem, stemming from ...
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Can't find advanced settings on my SMC router
Trying to change my SMC router's WAn setting to use opendns dns.
Following the instructions: https://store.opendns.com/setup/device/smc
I don't see advanced settings anywhere, and none of the menu ...
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How does OpenDNS work?
Looking at signing up for http://www.opendns.com/start/ but was hoping someone who has used it can shed some light.
Basically, where privacy is concered, OpenDNS will know each and every website you ...
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any alternative to opendns? [closed]
any alternative to opendns?do you know of any service that is similar to open dns?
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How to configure open dns?
how can I configure it so that I would not need to change the settings after a computer restart? I really wanted to block the sites that are useless.
By the way I chose the setting for a computer, ...
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Google's DNS service: Google public DNS
Google declared their free DNS service, Google public DNS:
To try it out: Configure your network
settings to use the IP addresses
8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers.
They claim that:
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OpenDNS name servers
I'm using the below open DNS name servers which I got from a friend. Are they trustable?
4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4, 4.2.2.5, 4.2.2.6
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Slow website loading on Ubuntu Karmic
I've for a little time had the problem, that it took a while for my browser (Chromium) to load websites. It says "Resolving host" for a while, and then eventually loads; but this process can be pretty ...
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Why is downloading on my Mac seven times slower than on my PC?
I've been working on trying to get my Mac up to speed on the net, and am experiencing some very strange results.
First of all, webpages load slow on my Mac.
Speedtest says
Mac OS X 10.5 ...
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Does using OpenDNS have any disadvantages?
I live in Istanbul and loads of websites are banned here by the government. In order to be able to enter the banned sites like YouTube, some of my friends are using a specific DNS server address ...
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Bypassing Router's DNS Settings
Is there a way to bypass my ISP provided CPE/router's DNS settings? I'd like to use OpenDNS but I am unable to access the administrator acount of the CPE. I tried logging in using the default ...
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Track kids browsing history even when they know how to clear it manually
I have a colleague with two teenage boys (yes, cue cliche's about 'I have this friend see...') He's currently having issues with them browsing pr0n and wants to do a little spying on their browsing ...
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OpenDNS not working from 1 Ubuntu machine
I have OpenDNS set up on my router, however I'm getting a strange situation. The OpenDNS Welcome page confirms that OpenDNS is working on my Windows XP laptop and on an Ubuntu netbook but not on my ...
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openDns from my router
I changed the DNS servers on my Wireless Router to OpenDNS. However, when I test it out using digg (from my Linux machine) as described here it does not give me the expected "SERVER" IP address.
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Is it possible to use different OpenDNS settings for different users?
I've set up my home network to use OpenDNS, but it would be nice if I could apply different settings to different users, or different computers.
Is this possible? My router/DHCP server is a Linksys ...
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OpenDNS on iPhone
Is there a way to change the DNS settings for an iPhone connected via a cell network? I suspect that my cell carrier's DNS servers are flaky and I'd like to see if OpenDNS will improve things.
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How can you disable the OpenDNS address bar search hijack?
OpenDNS hijacks keywords that you type into the address bar and redirects those searches to their own search interfaces that pulls in Google results and their own ads.
This is really the only thing ...
