OpenDNS while travelling?

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threehappypenguins

December 12, 2013 18:32

I've seen this question asked before, but I can't find any satisfactory answers. The only thing closest to an answer was to use Family Shield, but I don't understand how that will solve anything. I looked up Family Shield and all it wants me to do is put in different DNS addresses in the ipv4 settings.

I want to have my laptop automatically use Open DNS even when not on my home network. The only way I can think of doing this is to manually go to the internet connection that I'm using (public wifi or wherever it might be), and then manually edit the ipv4 settings again.

I want the laptop to be able to automatically implement the ipv4 setting no matter what network it is connected to.

Isn't there a way to do this with VPN? If so, I'm totally lost and I don't know where to start. I don't know where to set up the VPN "receiving" on my home network. I don't have a spare computer to do this on, and I don't know how to set it up on my router (or if I can). I also can't buy a dedicated VPN server router. And then I also don't know how to set it up on my laptop to connect to the VPN.

Please, someone help!

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  cindelicato December 12, 2013 20:02

  You ought not try to force your choice of DNS on another's network.

  You can setup a VPN to your own system, as you suggested.  This forum is not about doing that, however, so you are likely going to have look elsewhere.

   

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  threehappypenguins December 12, 2013 20:31

  I ought not? What if I do?

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  cervezafria December 12, 2013 23:55

  It affects all users on that network, and may therefore be disruptive well beyond what you intended. OpenDNS is for your own network. 

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  threehappypenguins December 13, 2013 00:01

  Really? So what I change in my computer's ipv4 changes the ENTIRE network? Uggghhh...

   

  Then is someone able to point me in the direction of setting up a VPN on a Speedstream router? (Gigaset SE567)

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  cervezafria December 13, 2013 05:35

  No, not what you change in your computer... When you use OpenDNS, it looks for your originating IP address to determine the level of filtering. So if you're at home, it looks at your external IP, and matches that with your account record. If you use your neighbor's network, or a free hotspot, you will no longer be connecting through your account IP, so your laptop will no longer be filtered to your settings... even if you use the OpenDNS servers.

  For users who don't have a fixed external IP at home, the OpenDNS Updater, updates your account IP whenever your ISP gives you a new IP address. That way your filtering requirements remain in use. HOWEVER... if you run the updater while you are connected to your neighbor's (or other) network, OpenDNS will see the new IP (your neighbor's IP) and update your account. That can cause chaos if the network you're attached to also invokes OpenDNS. As each OpenDNS acct must use a unique IP. 

  This is all a simplification of how things happen... but basically you can't be on another network and use your personal filter settings, unless you have a means to VPN into you home router.

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  rotblitz December 13, 2013 13:20

  "Then is someone able to point me in the direction of setting up a VPN on a Speedstream router? (Gigaset SE567)"

  As outlined by cindelicato, this is unrelated to OpenDNS, so you'll seek for help somewhere else where the experts for your router are. Whatever, it doesn't seem your router can act as VPN server, so you'll have to install a VPN server at a computer at home and the related VPN client on your roaming computer.

  https://startpage.com/do/search?q=VPN+server+software
  

  Alternatively, Umbrella Mobility or Roaming is for you.
  http://www.umbrella.com/products/umbrella-security-features/
  

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