DNS blocking sites/categories I purposely did not select

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cindasana

July 28, 2013 13:05

Maybe I just don't understand how to properly use DNS, but....I purposely left the politics and lingerie/swimwear options DESELECTED as I didn't want them blocked.  They still show up as blocked when I try to visit these types of sites.  Any suggestions?  Thanks much..

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  cindelicato July 28, 2013 13:11

  It may well be because some sites are categorized under multiple labels.
  
  Many sites that are swimware related are (far too often) tagged as pornography.
  
  Check the block screen or your logs to see why the site is blocked. You may whitelist the site or vote to remove incorrect tags.

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  cindasana July 28, 2013 13:13

  Thank you for your reply! :)  On the "blocked by DNS" screen, it said that it was blocked because it was listed under lingerie/swimwear, but didn't mention pornography as far as the tags went.  I then tried whitelisting the domain, and allowed it ample time to "take", but still no go. :(  I'm not sure what else to do...

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  rotblitz July 28, 2013 13:22

  Maybe your current IP address is registered with another network, and you're using the settings of the other network instead of yours?
  Check at https://dashboard.opendns.com/settings/ if this is the case, and update your IP address information accordingly.

  Or the blocked sites have more categories assigned than you think they have?  Check them at http://community.opendns.com/domaintagging/

  If you have still problems, post the complete plain text output of the following commands here:

  nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com.
  nslookup www.example.com.
  where www.example.com is such a domain which is blocked, but shouldn't.

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  rotblitz July 28, 2013 13:26

  "it said that it was blocked because it was listed under lingerie/swimwear"

  No, this is not what it says. It says "This site is categorized as...". There is no "because", because the block page doesn't know the reason why it is blocked for you, it just has the information about what categories a site belongs to.

  "I then tried whitelisting the domain, and allowed it ample time to "take", but still no go."

  After each settings change you must flush both, your local resolver cache and your browser cache. Else you are served out of your caches. "Allow it ample time to take" is not sufficient.

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  cindasana July 28, 2013 14:10

  I didn't think my paraphrasing would be an issue for anyone.  I also flushed the local resolver cache and browser cache.  Your information could be helpful, but the patronizing tone is not.

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  rotblitz July 28, 2013 14:27

  What exact phrase was patronizing for you? I'm not a native English speaker, and feedback can help me to improve my English.

  As you didn't provide the command outputs, I'm sure everything is solved. Glad to hear that it works now.

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  riosudiro November 25, 2013 12:09

  now my family is save from the negative effect of internet, thanks alot

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