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Dynamic IP Updater for Mac - Open Beta

dkumets — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:27:06 +0000

Greetings!

As promised, we are kicking off the open beta on a Dynamic IP Updater for Mac.

You may download the tool from http://www.opendns.com/download/mac/dynamicip

Since this is a beta test version, please provide us with feedback (whether it be positive or negative.)

I will update this post with feedback that has been accepted and put in the task queue.

Thanks,
Dima
Project Manager

NETGEAR expanded router list with OpenDNS integration

dkumets — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:13:37 +0000

Good news!

Netgear has released firmware for more routers that support Live Parental Controls powered by OpenDNS.

Initial release
* Wireless-N 300 Router, WNR2000
Added 9/17/2009
* Wireless-N 150 Router, WNR1000
* Wireless-N 300 Router with DSL Modem, DGN2000
* RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router, WNR3500 v2
(please note: it is important that the WNR3500 be a v2 model)

I will continue to update this list as more of the Wireless-N routers are released.

Information from my previous post:

There are some feature differences you should be aware of if switching to Live Parental Controls (LPC) from our core OpenDNS service:
* Using LPC eliminates the need for a dynamic IP update client using a new "Device ID". The router itself defines the network.
* Bypass accounts - allows you to associate a Windows computer with a sub-account that has different filtering settings than the default/all network users.
* Time based blocking - pretty self explanatory. This allows you to have different filtering rules based on local time
* All DNS queries from behind the router will be routed to the OpenDNS/LPC server even if the computer is explicitly set to use a different DNS server.
* LPC does not have statistics
* LPC will allow you to use your OpenDNS login but will not use any of the settings you currently have
* A separate dashboard has been created at http://netgear.opendns.com - if you have a NETGEAR router you will notice a link from the OpenDNS dashboard to the NETGEAR router specific dashboard

Notes: currently the setup requires a Windows computer.

Site with downloads:
http://netgear.com/lpc

Press release:
http://bit.ly/1NcTh9

Canonical list of OpenDNS diagnostic URLs

lexein — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:43:59 +0000

Canonical list of OpenDNS diagnostic URLs.
Usable interesting URLs will be listed here.
Vulns will NOT, but will be submitted to Support.

http://opendns.com - produces either
   (opendns) Blue Text: "Manage your DNS settings -> " "You're using OpenDNS!"
   (isp dns) Yellow Button: "Start Using OpenDNS" "(It's Free.)"

http://welcome.opendns.com - produces either
   (o) www.opendns.com/welcome/ or
   (i) www.opendns.com/welcome/oops/
   (unfortunately, reloading 'oops' doesn't retest. It just reloads.)

https://www.opendns.com/dashboard/ - Displays Conficker activity status:
    (o,i) Conficker status: OpenDNS has detected no [or some] evidence of Conficker(...) (if logged in)

http://internetbadguys.com - produces either
   (o) phish.opendns.com/?url=www.internetbadguys.com = BLOCKED or
   (i) internetbadguys.com = "only a demonstration site"

http://exampleadultsite.com - produces either
   (o) block.opendns.com/?url=...&ablock = BLOCKED (if nudity or pornography is enabled)
   (i) exampleadultsite.com = "only a demonstration site"

http://www.opendns.com/about/share/ - produces either
   (o) The Live Preview buttons: "You're using OpenDNS - Sweet!"
   (i) The Live Preview buttons: "OpenDNS - Get Started"

http://domain.opendns.com - Takes you to the Community Domain Tagging voting page
   http://www.opendns.com/community/domaintagging/
http://domain.opendns.com/anydomain.net produces:
   http://domain.opendns.com/anydomain.net = individual tagging and voting page.
   (domain's existence not checked)

http://system.opendns.com - OpenDNS System Status Page - what's working.
http://208.67.219.60 - Reach System Status even if DNS is toast:sad:.

http://phishtank.com - Nominate, vote, or check URLs for phishing status.

phish.opendns.com - not a diagnostic. Output only.
   (o,i) phish.opendns.com = customized "Phishing Site Blocked" page,
   which unfortunately lists "phish.opendns.com" as a known Phishing site.

block.opendns.com - not a diagnostic. Output only.
   (o,i) http://block.opendns.com = default non-customized "blocked page" for example.com
    Not technically true, and not fair to example.com, but whatever.

Welcome to the OpenDNS Forums

pencoyd — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:01:54 +0000

Welcome to the OpenDNS Forums.

Forums are a place to discuss OpenDNS services, suggest OpenDNS features and changes, share tips and ideas with other OpenDNS users, and generally discuss anything relevant to OpenDNS.

These discussions will supplement the OpenDNS FAQ, support, and help those of us at OpenDNS learn more from the community, with everyone benefiting from the lessons.

We've set up several categories to start; we'll see how things evolve.

Cheers,

John

ps - Posting is reserved for registered OpenDNS members (it's free and fast). OpenDNS administrators reserve the right to remove, modify, or move any post.

John Roberts
OpenDNS
username: pencoyd

When do reports start to work?

randyjohnson777 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:40:32 +0000

I am getting the oops page and it tells me I need to surf more. But I have already tested the block page and gone to a number of sites. But I see nothing in the reports.

This is great that I can now block URLS. But I want to know what is going on now.

Thanks in advance for the help.

How do you use OpenDNS to block on some computers and allow on others?

brianquan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:40:40 +0000

I am new to OpenDNS. I have 5 computers. 4 of them I want restricted or limited access. My computer should have full access to the internet. I am using a DD-WRT router with the OpenDNS instructions and DNS-O-Matic. Any links or suggestions for help?

Intermittent problems loading common sites

catbird3693 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:42:27 +0000

I am experiencing intermittent problems loading common sites such as google.com, facebook.com, metafilter.com, etc. Frequency is several times a day. When a site won't load, retrying immediately generally doesn't help, but if when come back later it's fine. This is about to be a dealbreaker for me. Any ideas on how to fix this?

thanks Carol

My IP Address part of someone else's network

opendnsboy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:19:11 +0000

Hi - I have been using opendns on my latop for almost 2 years now.
From today morning I am facing a problem.

mail.yahoo.com etc has been blocked.

----------------------
Site blocked. mail.yahoo.com is not allowed on this network.
This site was categorized in: Webmail
Contact your network administrator
----------------------

I don't have a network administrator. I use OpenDNS individually.
I hadn't even created an account in OpenDNS.
Now today, I did create an account. But I am not even able to add my
current IP address in my account - 117.195.32.220

When I go to the OpenDNS dashboard & try to enter this IP address in "Add a Network", I get the message
----------------------
Network already exists
----------------------

What do I do now?

Non-Windows? How about router maps MAC addresses to OpenDNS bypass accounts?

pdr0663 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:29:48 +0000

I bought a DGN2000 modem/router to try and control my kids' access to time wasters when they're supposed to be doing their homework.

I have a problem with the "Windows only" aspect of LPC. We have a mixture of devices at home, including 3 x Windows PCs, 2 x Macs, and 2 x iPod Touches. The bypass accounts work just fine on the Windows machines, but there is no client software for the Mac and iPods. That means that either:

- The default settings need to be less secure, if the Macs and iPods are to access time wasters (such as Facebook etc.) at all. This means then that for Windows users, the bypass feature is redundant, as the bypass cannot increase the security, only reduce it.

or

- more secure default settings with useful bypasses for Windows users means that the Macs and iPods never get to access the time wasters, which is a bit mean spirited, as they're fun at the right times.

Can the router handle multiple OpenDNS accounts, so that non-Windows devices can log in separately to OpenDNS, and have their own bypass settings?

Could the router conceivably map MAC addresses on the network to OpenDNS bypass accounts? This would eliminate the need for client software on the client devices, as they all have unique MAC addresses.

Paul

Is Your Router Not Listed? Let us know!

dgifford — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:05:12 +0000

Hi Everyone,

If you have a router that is not listed in our setup guide at https://store.opendns.com/setup/router/ please let us know. Include the router manufacturer and version number in your response. We will then make sure your router is uploaded with the proper instructions as soon as possible.

Thanks for your help and for using OpenDNS!

Daniel Gifford
Community Manager

Suspicious Requests???

ecotopian — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:24:49 +0000

I logged into my dashboard, and it says my home network is producing suspicious requests that might indicate malware infection. There are no PCs in the house. Only Macs. I unfortunately had Stats turned off, so I just turned them on to see if I could learn more. Macs don't have Malware infections, so I wonder what this could mean.

OpenDNS Update fails, after a long time of working fine.

ecotopian — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:19:37 +0000

Got into the office, and OpenDNS updater 2.7 is suddenly failing on my my work computer. It has always worked fine before. It is rejecting my username/password. I am on a Mac Pro running now Leopard with all updates. I would usually trash the preferences file for the app in a case like this, but cannot find any preference file.

Help.. i Cant access all website..

kousune — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:18:09 +0000

my IP: 124.105.184.236

i tried to open facebook , friendster , gmail , yahoo ..

but it is said to be block...

need your answer

Can't access my router

pdkent — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:28 +0000

Today I tried to connect to my modem/router (192.168.1.1) and could not connect using either Foxfire or IE. I have noticed no problem with any other sites I point my browsers to. Just for grins and giggles I changed my PC's DNS settings from the OpenDNS IP addresses to "automatic" and immediately had no problem connecting to my router. I've never had this problem before. Any ideas? I'm using XP Home SP-3 with a Westell 7500 modem/router provided by my DSL ISP (Verizon).

I Don't understand OpenDNS????

msorm12 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:59:14 +0000

Hi
I put 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 is my router settings and its not working?! It always gives me the opps page. I try it on my computer too (Mac) and it still went opps! Please help me fix this problem

Thanks

Bad routing to OpenDNS

powerspec88 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:36:14 +0000

For some reason, I am getting routed to the EU for my home connection and my linux server hosted at The Planet. Here is a trace from both connections. Is anyone else having these problems? It all started after the Amsterdam site came online.

li45-41:~# traceroute 208.67.222.222
traceroute to 208.67.222.222 (208.67.222.222), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 up4.linode.com (67.18.92.3) 0.385 ms 0.487 ms 0.570 ms
2 po101.dsr02.dllstx2.theplanet.com (70.87.254.77) 17.869 ms 17.854 ms 17.871 ms
3 te7-4.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com (70.87.253.121) 0.644 ms te9-4.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com (70.87.253.125) 0.721 ms 0.855 ms
4 et3-1.ibr03.dllstx3.theplanet.com (70.87.253.21) 0.446 ms 0.516 ms 0.564 ms
5 be.fd.5746.static.theplanet.com (70.87.253.190) 32.447 ms 32.507 ms 32.586 ms
6 da.ff.5746.static.theplanet.com (70.87.255.218) 106.155 ms 116.707 ms 116.635 ms
7 gi0-2.rtr1.lon.opendns.com (195.66.225.70) 106.896 ms 106.717 ms 106.869 ms

Tracing route to resolver1.opendns.com [208.67.222.222]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 2 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 72 ms 66 ms 68 ms 68.28.81.69
3 76 ms 98 ms 85 ms 68.28.81.92
4 75 ms 90 ms 111 ms 68.28.83.55
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 76 ms 74 ms 73 ms 68.28.87.9
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 74 ms 64 ms 190 ms 68.28.85.69
9 74 ms 79 ms 70 ms sl-crs1-kc-0-15-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.223.137.
225]
10 89 ms 79 ms 87 ms sl-crs2-chi-0-15-2-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.24.
206]
11 210 ms 106 ms 99 ms sl-crs2-nyc-0-8-0-1.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.1
19]
12 117 ms 156 ms 108 ms sl-gw35-nyc-15-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.13.39
]
13 129 ms 98 ms 106 ms sl-tisca1-288264-0.sprintlink.net [144.223.128.1
82]
14 218 ms 196 ms 250 ms xe-7-0-0.ams10.ip4.tinet.net [89.149.185.89]
15 197 ms 323 ms 186 ms opendns-gw.ip4.tinet.net [77.67.66.70]
16 202 ms 186 ms 183 ms resolver1.opendns.com [208.67.222.222]

Trace complete.

I have tried to do support with OpenDNS with email but they have stop responding to my emails. Here is some more info that they wanted.

li45-41:~# dig +noall +answer which.opendns.com txt @208.67.222.222
which.opendns.com. 0 IN TXT "2.lon"

li45-41:~# dig myip.opendns.com

; <<>> DiG 9.5.1-P3 <<>> myip.opendns.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33090
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;myip.opendns.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
myip.opendns.com. 0 IN A 72.14.182.41

;; Query time: 107 msec
;; SERVER: 208.67.222.222#53(208.67.222.222)
;; WHEN: Tue Oct 20 09:03:38 2009
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 50

Reporting and blocked sites.

kcollazo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:22:24 +0000

I am currently using the basic version of OpenDns and think it's great! I wanted to find something out though, the school I do contract work loves it as well and is considering buying the version that's $10.00 a year. With this version or even the basic version is there a way to view who tried to access which site thus being blocked by the content filtering? I have searched around and didn't think there was a way to perform this task. If there is I would love to find out!

-K

How to Turn off DNS Searching

colt1911 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:03:32 +0000

I started using opendns because I didnt want DNS search redirect when I mistype a web address. Now I noticed opendns does this also.

Please, how do I stop this behavior. I would like the good 'ol blank dns error page that windows feed you.

Thanks

Unblocking MSN Messender and Yahoo Messenger via Trillian

gtp — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:45 +0000

OK so I see that several people have chimed in on this topic prior, but I was hoping the get some clarification. I use Trillian to connect to my AOL, MSN Messenger, ICQ, and Yahoo accounts. we have CHAT and WEBMAIL being blocked on our domain so I had to enable "never block" for the icq and aol, which both work. I cant seem to get the Yahoo and MSN Messenger (not LIVE messenger) working. I opened the following domains and still cannot connect on YM and MSN. Any suggestions other than opening all of yahoo.com and other domains?

messenger.hotmail.com
messenger.yahoo.com
hotmail.com
msg.edit.yahoo.com
mcs.msg.yahoo.com

Unable to Utilize Stats

rlindenschmidt — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:13 +0000

Hi, having a bit of an issue with the stats feature of OpenDNS:

We definitely have a static IP. The static IP has been successfully added to the OpenDNS system. We use OSX 10.6 Server Open Directory for student access, and utilize OpenDNS as a forwarder for all requests that our local machine is not authoritative for. Random tests of machines report that OpenDNS is being used correctly per https://store.opendns.com/settings/, yet no stats are being displayed. Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Russ

What if I configure the LAN to use OpenDNS in this case?

tadej — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05:21 +0000

You see, the situation in my particular case is the following: I have my single desktop PC for years (which was using a dial-up connection), and like half a year ago or so I got my Dell Mini 9 netbook. Then soon after buying the netbook I also bought a UTP crossover cable and connected my Dell Mini with my desktop PC.

The Dell netbook came together in a "package" with HSDPA connection (i.e. my mobile phone operator's connection named "Vodafone Mobile Connect", which uses "Dell Wireless 5530 HSDPA Mobile Broadband Minicard Modem"). And so I am always connecting directly to the Internet with netbook's HSDPA connection; I wrote always because that means that I'm connecting with its HSDPA connection when I am using netbook (well of course), and similarly when I am connected to the Internet with the desktop PC (which netword card is, as mentioned, connected to netbook's netword card with a UTP cable), that is, connected through the netbook.

Further, although I cannot configure the Dell netbook itself to use OpenDNS because some "Vodafone Mobile Connect" program (named identically to connection) always resets the DNS servers back to default ISP's, I can configure LAN Properties on the desktop PC to use OpenDNS, and so I am successfully using it for the last few months.

Now, all this above was just an introduction (explaining my specific situation), while my question begins here. What would happen (if anything at all) if I would configure the LAN Properties (not to be confused with actual "Vodafone Mobile Connect" connection that's used to connect to Internet) on the netbook to use OpenDNS's nameservers. Note that when I opened the LAN Properties and went to "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" settings, I noticed that actually "Use the following DNS server addresses" option was checked (but input-fields were empty), and not "Obtain DNS server address automatically" as I expected (though when it was currently in use, so maybe this is the reason why).

P.S. - For reference, see this: http://forums.opendns.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=4489 discussion for more info on why netbook cannot be successfully configured to use OpenDNS if you're interested.

Thanks in advance, Tadej from Slovenia

Blocking but Filtering set to none

lvhfirewall — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:10 +0000

I have my Content Filtering set to NONE... yet I am getting blocked on a site (siecus.org) that I need opened... I have flushed DNS, cleared my browser cache, added siecus.org to never block. Any ideas??

is there away to distinguish 'blocked by OpenDNS voting' and 'blocked by nice folks at ...'?

dkzm — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:28 +0000

is there away to distinguish 'blocked by OpenDNS voting' and 'blocked by nice folks at ...'?
i.e. allow users to visit all sites but prevent only sites reported as nudity by St.Bernard (but NOT by OpenDNS users voting)(and reverse).?

DNS tunneling

hiddencow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:37:52 +0000

Does Opendns protect against dns tunneling?

twitter domain

benbridge — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:14:14 +0000

Hi, just wondering if there was a way to wildcard all of Twitter and not a particular site like www.twitter.com\xxxSITExxx

Thanks

WorldNIC/NetSol - Anyone Else Having Trouble?

ifrankie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:47:27 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Is anyone else having trouble with WorldNIC/Netsol domains? I think our domain stopped resolving 141 minutes ago.

I get different results depending on which ISP I test from. I'm not sure what is going on.

Thanks.

Blocking of Yahoo! Messenger

manpowerph — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:27:03 +0000

I'm still at loss why some of the computers are still chat using Yahoo! Messenger despite blocking "Chat", "instant Messaging", "Proxy/Anonymizer" and even blocking "msg.edit.yahoo.com".

Any ideas what still can be done to block an access?

Thank you!

SITES NAO SAO BLOQUEADOS

leudivamdosanjos — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:41:07 +0000

OS SITES QUE CONFIGUREI NA MINHA CONTA OPENDNS NAO ESTAO SENDO BLOQUEADOS. E A UMA SEMANA ATRAS ESTAVAM SENDO BLOQUEADOS NORMALMENTE, MAS AGORA NAO SAO!
JA EXCLUI OS ARQUIVOS TEMPORARIOS DE INTERNET, LIMPEI OS CACHE DNS E MESMO ASSIM AINDA ESTAO SEM BLOQUEIO!

ALGUEM SABE O PROCEDIMENTO PARA VOLTAR A BLOQUEAR?!

See what's been viewed

rickrios — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:46:24 +0000

How do I look to see what websites have been accessed?

DHCP Reservation

alexdarby — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:01 +0000

Is there any way with the OpenDNS stats page to view which IP address went where? Just in case I have set my Airport Extreme for DHCP reservations for the people that connect to the network. Will that type of information show up in the stats where I can choose from the unique ip's that are using my network or is this not at all possible. Maybe I didn't explain clearly enough...let me know! Thanks!