Can't get OpenDNS to work on home network

Hello,

I've followed all the directions to get OpenDNS up and going on our home network but to no avail. I cannot get a positive test on any of the test pages and the filtering is not working. My IP addresses match on the dashboard. I have the three proper Static DNS numbers in place on my Linksys WRT54GL router. I've flushed the DNS and the Firefox browser cache. I've put the updater on a computer that doesn't get turned off. I've restarted computers and browsers. I have one PC, four laptops, two Xboxes, two Wiis, a Kindle, a tablet, an Ipod and two smartphones I'm hoping to filter. All of the forementioned have static IPs, though I do keep a few dynamic IP slots open for visitors to jump on the network. Any assistance you can give would be greatly appreciated. :) Thanks!

rotblitz January 30, 2014 14:06

It could be that your ISP redirects your DNS queries to their own DNS service, so any alternative DNS configuration cannot take effect. Check it with:

nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com. 208.67.220.220

If this returns "I am not an OpenDNS resolver", then your ISP redirects your DNS queries.

"My IP addresses match on the dashboard... I've put the updater on a computer that doesn't get turned off."

These things are totally useless as long as you don't use OpenDNS at all. These are secondary steps.

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Can't get OpenDNS to work on home network

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