TimeWarner Router (can't get into) and Personal Router connected...Not Working

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abunageeb

So I have a business and have a TimeWarner router which I don't have permissionto get into and then I  have a Linksys connected to it which then all of the computers are then connected to.  So I set up the DNS values to 1,2,3 locations and set up the network on OpenDNS site but it's not working.  Unfortunately I'm not in the office while typing this but when doing the the standard nslookup it returns the SErverName related to TimeWarner and that it can't resolve the opendns server.  I don't know what special configuration I need to do to get this to work but if someone could spell it out I'd sincerely appreciate it.  I plan on upgrading to the Umbrella package because I have multiple locations but don't want to pay unless I know for sure this will work.

 

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    rotblitz

    Post a screen shot of the router's page where you have the OpenDNS resolver addresses configured.

    Also, post the complete plain text output of "ipconfig /all" from a computer connected to this router.

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    abunageeb

    Hey RotBlitz,

    Thanks for the quick reply.  Here are the results of the ipconfig /all


    C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

    Windows IP Configuration

    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : VALUEDCUSTOM-PC
    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-23-AE-81-28-62
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::717e:9beb:6d1:303c%10(Preferred)
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.107(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 13, 2013 10:51:06 AM
    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:57:34 PM
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.92.226.11
    24.92.226.12
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

    Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{51868041-B465-4DBC-A54C-265664951
    6DE}
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:90d7:3082:18b6:3f57:fe94(Pref
    erred)
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3082:18b6:3f57:fe94%12(Preferred)
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

    C:\Windows\system32>

     




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    rotblitz

    "DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.92.226.11
                                                      24.92.226.12"

    Yeah, this is a show-stopper.  These are not OpenDNS addresses, but RoadRunner resolver addresses...

    Configuring the OpenDNS server addresses on the router's WAN side alone doesn't seem to work, so configure the OpenDNS resolver addresses also on the DHCP side of your router, Static DNS 1 - 3.  If this is not available, upgrade to firmware version 1.3 or 1.5, or flash the router with alternative firmware like DD-WRT.

    Use three of the following four addresses: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220, 208.67.222.220, 208.67.220.222.

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    abunageeb

    Odd, I went to check back on it again today and it's working fine.  I think the problem was that I set it at HIGH Filtering expecting pretty much all sites to be blocked but was testing w/ www.Yahoo.com which was getting through.  Unfortunately I had to pretty much check ALL checkboxes below and only allow 2 domains.  I don't see a way to do a true WhiteList where you just say black everything except those 2 sites.  So did it the way I mentioned above.  Is there another way ?

    Also is there a way to schedule a time to turn off OpenDNS and then turn it back on ?  For example if I have a client meeting at a certain time i want to schedule OPENDNS to be off and then turn back on when i'm done.  Would be really nice if that's the case.

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    Anthony Honciano

    Hi abunageeb,

     

    We offer the Home Basic VIP that has the Whitelist-Only mode. This will block all domain names, except what was approved in your whitelist. This also increases your whitelist count to 50 domains.

    Just to double-check your connection, please go to http://welcome.opendns.com and let us know if you are receiving the welcome message. Because as @rotblitz pointed out, the two Roadrunner IP's are configured in your DNS settings, which will stop you from using OpenDNS.

    Best regards,

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    abunageeb

    Thanks Anthony.  I actually have more then one Network I need to set up so I plan on updating to the Umbrella version since that's the only one that has multiple Network capability.  I'm assuming it has the Whitlelist only feature as well?

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