I'm considering switching, but naturally as with all things internet related, I'm somewhat cautious just to send all my data through a middleman who I haven't signed a contract with to ensure my data remains secure. Does anyone use it? Considered using it but decided against it? Comments/queries etc please.
Why not? They know less about you than your ISP does. At least it decouples your identity from your habits.
edit: what I do not know is what they do for a bad dns hit (i.e. some providers return their own ip to their own search services .. checking)
edit: what I do not know is what they do for a bad dns hit (i.e. some providers return their own ip to their own search services .. checking)
Last edited by jsnipy (2008-09-09 14:34:28)
I take it from that comment you use it js?
Hmmm, can't get it to work. I put in the server IP's, hit save and according to the router all is peachy. Hit next on their site and they say that I haven't changed to their DNS servers yet. Check with an IP config and they're correct, they haven't changed. What's going wrong? This is on a Linksys WRT54G.
I've been using it on my throw around VM but not on my main machine or router.ghettoperson wrote:
I take it from that comment you use it js?
what happens when you do an nslookup on something like google.com?ghettoperson wrote:
Hmmm, can't get it to work. I put in the server IP's, hit save and according to the router all is peachy. Hit next on their site and they say that I haven't changed to their DNS servers yet. Check with an IP config and they're correct, they haven't changed. What's going wrong? This is on a Linksys WRT54G.
Last edited by jsnipy (2008-09-09 15:10:37)
Code:
DNS server handling your query: 208.67.222.222 DNS server's address: 208.67.222.222#53 Non-authoritative answer: www.google.com canonical name = google.navigation.opendns.com. Name: google.navigation.opendns.com Address: 208.69.34.230 Name: google.navigation.opendns.com Address: 208.69.34.231
I don't liek how it redirects Firefox's Awsmbar to its own search engine.
But otherwise, it saved me, my ISP's DNS servers are complete crap, and whenever I'd start a torrent, all DNS would just die.
But otherwise, it saved me, my ISP's DNS servers are complete crap, and whenever I'd start a torrent, all DNS would just die.
Will it work if I force it from my computer when I'm behind a router?
EDIT: Apparently so. Still, seems like a bit of a bodge, I'd prefer for it to work through my router.
EDIT: Apparently so. Still, seems like a bit of a bodge, I'd prefer for it to work through my router.
Last edited by ghettoperson (2008-09-09 15:37:50)
yeah that is silly. Actually my own ISP (Verizon) did something similar to that as well (but there were alternate DNS server to point to).TheDonkey wrote:
I don't liek how it redirects Firefox's Awsmbar to its own search engine.
But otherwise, it saved me, my ISP's DNS servers are complete crap, and whenever I'd start a torrent, all DNS would just die.
I was getting some annoying problems with my internet recently and I found out it was DNS problems (I think), I just switched to this now, hopefully my connection will start dropping less. Although I also think my modem/router may be on its last legs (Because it was running fine on my old router, it's only this one that keeps on dropping, only I need to use this one as it has wireless, also ethernet, fuck USB modems that shit is old skool)
So far so good, not holding my breath though. Probably something else as to why my connection drops...but it always comes back when I change the DNS servers, so....
So far so good, not holding my breath though. Probably something else as to why my connection drops...but it always comes back when I change the DNS servers, so....
I dislike OpenDNS. They break the way the Internet is supposed to work by hijacking unresolvable domains and redirecting by default. They're making a business out of a service that should be zero cost by intentionally messing it up. Not cool. If you really want to use different DNS servers, try out 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3 and 4.2.2.4. They're neutral, RFC compliant, and hosted in Europe by Level 3, who are likely to carry most of your Internet traffic in their network anyway, so if they wanted to know, they already would.
Well I actually figured out how to get it to stop redirecting, but you have to make an account, and fiddle with all their control panel settings to make it work.mikkel wrote:
I dislike OpenDNS. They break the way the Internet is supposed to work by hijacking unresolvable domains and redirecting by default. They're making a business out of a service that should be zero cost by intentionally messing it up. Not cool. If you really want to use different DNS servers, try out 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3 and 4.2.2.4. They're neutral, RFC compliant, and hosted in Europe by Level 3, who are likely to carry most of your Internet traffic in their network anyway, so if they wanted to know, they already would.
Most if not all ISP's do the same thing when they find a broken/wrong domain, I was just having reliability issues using my ISP's DNS's and so I switched to these to see if it makes my connection more stable. It has, except I am getting some issues wireless with my PS3
Absolutely not true.Mekstizzle wrote:
Most if not all ISP's do the same thing when they find a broken/wrong domain.