OpenDNS not working
I went to the sites that check, and I get all the right messages. So I know I have the DNS servers set up correctly.
However, nothing gets blocked. I have my settings set to 'high', and still nothing gets blocked. It was working great when I first installed it, now nothing.
I checked my ip, and made sure that it was the same as what I had set up. Still nothing is blocked.
I also already flushed my dns cache, according to the website instructions. ipconfig /flushdns
I also cleared my browser cache, since I'm sure someone will ask.
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Hi, folks. Sorry to pile on, but I was about to ask the same question. My router has the correct dns settings, my Updater ran successfully, I flushed cache, and still no blocking. This was working great until recently. We had a power outage that restarted everything. Maybe that did it, but I can't see how it would keep the OPENDNS settings and not use them.
C:\>nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com.
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222
Non-authoritative answer:
debug.opendns.com text =
"server 7.ash"
debug.opendns.com text =
"flags 20 0 2f4 800000000000000"
debug.opendns.com text =
"id 0"
debug.opendns.com text =
"source 65.188.188.112:64989" -
The problem was that your IP address 65.188.188.112 was not registered with any OpenDNS network, especially not with yours ("id 0"), therefore your settings could not take effect. You had to update your network with your IP address information, e.g. by running an Updater.
Deleting and adding your network does not help by itself. This is a solution for nothing. However, when you added the network again, you certainly have also registered your IP address with your network, so it seemed only you solved it this way.
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I have a network with a wireless router, despite having configured the OpenDNS some machines, notebooks access blocked sites, set up a wired PC and found that the windows in IE 7 or 8 to access the majority of social networks that had blocked. How can I configure dns for all machines that use the router not access these sites?
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We cannot know, as you didn't tell us other users what router you have and didn't point us to an online manual of your router.
What message does show up if you visit http://welcome.opendns.com/ from these computers where social networks should be blocked?
Only if it says "You're using OpenDNS", then post the complete plain text output of the following command here:
nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com.
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Model router d-link DSL 2730B, set to HI operator in Brazil. Inserted both primary as secondary DNS of OpenDNS. only the pc with windows xp OpenDNS blocked the requested sites in windows 7, windows 8 and notebook that uses wi-fi, access is still allowed by the Internet Explorer browser!
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I'm having the same issue. I've done the same things as the original poster. I'm using a Linksys WRTU54G-TM router. I'm probably just missing something simple.
c:\>nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com.
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222
Non-authoritative answer:
debug.opendns.com text =
"server 5.ash"
debug.opendns.com text =
"flags 20 0 2fe 7e00400014c3"
debug.opendns.com text =
"id 16007159"
debug.opendns.com text =
"source 50.160.199.51:60506" -
Same problem here. I have done everything in this open ticket. I setup the IP address in my DNS settings, cleaned the cache of browser and ipconfig /flushdns.
I deleted and re-added my network in the Open DNS website. I can't make it to work. All websites are accessible. I would really appreciate some help. Thanks in advanvce.
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Same problem. I registered 98.100.84.54 with OpenDNS to my WiFi policy with Moderate settings and can still access playboy.com. I seem to be able to access everything.
Server: dns-cac-lb-01.rr.com
Address: 209.18.47.61*** dns-cac-lb-01.rr.com can't find debug.opendns.com.: Non-existent domain
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@dealguy
Linksys? You must fill DNS 3 with one of 208.67.222.220 or 208.67.220.222. Then flush both, your local resolver cache and your browser cache, and you should be good to go ahead.@zukkaus
"I deleted and re-added my network in the Open DNS website." - This was nonsense. You can save such efforts. This activity is not part of any instructions for troubleshooting. As you didn't provide the information asked for, we can't help you further.@Phil
Whatever you did, you didn't configure the OpenDNS resolver addresses at the right place. This 209.18.47.61 is definitely not an OpenDNS resolver address, but a Road Runner address (dns-cac-lb-01.rr.com). Content filtering works only if you use OpenDNS, not if you use Road Runner...
The OpenDNS resolver addresses are 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220, 208.67.222.220, 208.67.220.222. -
Thanks for the fast response Rotblitz, this is the output when running nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222
Non-authoritative answer:
debug.opendns.com text=
"server 9.dfw"
debug.opendns.com
"flags 20 0 2f6 0"
debug.opendns.com text=
"id 16011037"
debug.opendns.com
"source 184.155.56.214:50402"
I cleared the browser cash and flushed DNS. Still not working. And I cannot think on anything else to do. Thanks for the support.
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Ok, then post the output of the following commands:
nslookup www.playboy.com.
nslookup www.penthouse.com.
nslookuop www.facebook.com.
nslookup www.twitter.com.Also, let us know what browser you're using.
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nslookup www.playboy.com
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: Playboy.com
Address: 66.254.102.216
Nslookup www.penthouse.com
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: penthouse.com
Address: 208.88.180.54
Nslookup www.facebook.com
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: star.c10r.facebook.com
Address: 69.171.242.27
nslookup www.twitter.com
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: twitter.com
Addresses: 199.59.148.10
199.59.148.82
199.59.148.230
Aliases: www.twitter.com
I normally use Internet Explorer, but also use Chrome. Same result on both. Thanks for all the help
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This is the output of running the command:
Server: resolver2.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.220.220
Name: Which.opendns.com
I have made a discovery today. I have 2 laptops which I want to setup Open DNS here in my house, and so far as you know it doesn't filter anything. However, I took both laptops to my office, and it works as desired. Came back home, and nothing is filtered. Something to think about.
As always, thank you for the support.
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Hi,
Just finished setting up OpenDNS on linksys wrt54g with dd-wrt. This is a second router in my home. The primary is a belkin n750db. I want to keep this one as the primary as my wife and I use that one and being that our children are cyber-schooled, we have a lot of desktops and laptops that we would like to use opendns with; thereby the second router.
Here's the problem:
flushed all cache and dns on all machines, waited a day or so, still the sites I have listed on the opendns account are not being blocked. Also on the opendns page I see an ip address of 208.65.149.242, but on the opendns updater (which I have on one pc on the second router/network), it shows ip address as 24.229.173.2, which is my providers' ip.
I'm a newb at this...did I miss something?
Thanks
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@Shawn... Generally speaking It is best to start your won thread, after searching the forum for an answer to your issue. If you find an active thread about your issue, "subscribe" to it and follow along.
But I see your confusion on this since others (toweyik, gretiro, dealguy, zukkaus, Phil) all jumped in as well, so you're no more "criminalized" than those before you who received help here..
BTW... Do you use McAfee internet protection on your systems, because it seems you are proxying through their network, which would in effect bypass your OpenDNS filter settings.
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Rotblitz, sorry about the delay, and yes, you are correct, that was not the output of the command, the output is as follows:
Server: resolver2.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.220.220
Non-authoritative answer:
which.opendns.com text =
"5.dfw"
I wonder, why it works in my office and it doesn't work at home.
Thank you for the help Rotblitz
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After your diagnostic outputs everything should work, but according to your sample domain outputs it doesn't.
The reasons I could think of:
- Your IP address is not registered with your network, but with somebody else's.
- You have additional resolver addresses configured, beside the OpenDNS ones.
- Your browser circumvents OpenDNS in some way, e.g. if you have a proxy configured or turbo mode enabled with Opera or "“show suggestions for navigation errors" enabled with Chrome.
- "The address is: 208.67.222.222. I copied the result from command prompt, don't know why didn't copy the last .222, it only copied in the first one."
This can be a reason either. This .222 should not disappear just when copying.
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