Open DNS doesn't work: still websites being blocked
Hello,
Since a few weeks Open DNS doen't work anymore on my computer, and I have no idea why. I went through all the directions on the website again, but there are still websites I'm not able to visit because they're being blocked by my government. What can I do to solve this?
Thanks,
Nathan
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"Since a few weeks Open DNS doen't work anymore on my computer"
Are you sure? Check it here: http://welcome.opendns.com/
"there are still websites I'm not able to visit because they're being blocked by my government."
Did you hear you could circumvent governmental blocking by using OpenDNS? This is a hoax. You normally cannot unless the blocking is DNS based.
"What can I do to solve this?"
Chase the government out of the country as many nations have done in the past.
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Thank you for your comment.
The link says it doesn't work indeed. It's strange that it's a hoax, because it did work in the past to circumvent governmental blocking (for websites such as downloading sites and gambling sites)...
Anyway, I went through all the instructions and Open DNS doesn't work anymore, while it did in the past. How is this possible?
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"Open DNS doesn't work anymore, while it did in the past. How is this possible?"
It may be that your ISP started to redirect your DNS queries to their own DNS service. Check it:
nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com. 208.67.220.220
If this says "This is not an OpenDNS resolver", then your ISP redirects your DNS queries.
You can try to circumvent this restriction by using the dnscrypt-proxy: http://dnscrypt.org/
This can be used for circumvention only in case your ISP/Government does not block based on DPI. -
Oh, alright.
Well, this is the answer (it's in Dutch).
dns.png -
Your ISP does not redirect your DNS queries, and you can reach and could use OpenDNS.
If http://welcome.opendns.com/ still indicates that you're not using OpenDNS, then you didn't configure the resolver addresses correctly. You may want to post the output of the following commands now. No need to attach a screen shot, you can copy & paste the complete plain text too.
nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com.
ipconfig /all -
Since it takes longer to type everything than to take a screenshot, here are the results. I can translate it if you want to.
Btw, I checked everything once again and my settings are correct.
dns2.png -
"Since it takes longer to type everything than to take a screenshot"
LOL. You don't have to type. Right-click > mark > copy and then here: paste (Ctrl+v). This is called "Copy & Paste".
"here are the results."
This was wrong. There were two different commands. First execute one, then the other (without the order numbers).
- nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com.
- ipconfig /all
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"Btw, I checked everything once again and my settings are correct."
If http://welcome.opendns.com/ says you're not using OpenDNS, then your settings are definitely incorrect.
"I can translate it if you want to."
Thanks, no need. I'm multi-lingual, native German speaker which is pretty similar to Dutch.
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Lol, totally forgot about copy paste :D
Microsoft Windows [versie 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Alle rechten voorbehouden.
C:\Users\Bergen>nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com.
Server: hass02.dnsresv6.prd.telenet-ops.be
Address: 2a02:1800:100::43:2
Niet-bindend antwoord:
which.opendns.com text =
"I am not an OpenDNS resolver."
C:\Users\Bergen>ipconfig /all
Windows IP-configuratie
Hostnaam . . . . . . . . . . . . : Bergen-PC
Primair DNS-achtervoegsel . . . . :
Knooppunttype . . . . . . . . . . : hybride
IP-routering ingeschakeld . . . . : nee
WINS-proxy ingeschakeld . . . . . : nee
DNS-achtervoegselzoeklijst. . . . : telenet.be
Ethernet-adapter voor LAN-verbinding:
Verbindingsspec. DNS-achtervoegsel: home
Beschrijving. . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-10-18-00-00-00
DHCP ingeschakeld . . . . . . . . : ja
Autom. configuratie ingeschakeld : ja
IPv6-adres. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2a02:1810:a884:8800:b03e:781e:4293:68c1(v
oorkeur)
Tijdelijk IPv6-adres. . . . . . . : 2a02:1810:a884:8800:b832:6c21:20e9:daf0(v
oorkeur)
Link-local IPv6-adres . . . . . . : fe80::b03e:781e:4293:68c1%10(voorkeur)
IPv4-adres. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.114(voorkeur)
Subnetmasker. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease verkregen . . . . . . . . . : zaterdag 1 februari 2014 13:59:05
Lease verlopen. . . . . . . . . . : zaterdag 1 februari 2014 17:40:26
Standaardgateway. . . . . . . . . : fe80::5e35:3bff:fe56:c38c%10
192.168.0.1
DHCP-server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234885144
DHCPv6-client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1A-08-00-8F-00-10-18-00-00-00
DNS-servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 2a02:1800:100::43:2
2a02:1800:100::43:1
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
NetBIOS via TCPIP . . . . . . . . : ingeschakeld
Zoeklijst voor verbindingsspec. DNS-achtervoegsels :
telenet.be
Tunnel-adapter voor isatap.home:
Mediumstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : medium ontkoppeld
Verbindingsspec. DNS-achtervoegsel:
Beschrijving. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP ingeschakeld . . . . . . . . : nee
Autom. configuratie ingeschakeld : ja
Tunnel-adapter voor Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Verbindingsspec. DNS-achtervoegsel:
Beschrijving. . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP ingeschakeld . . . . . . . . : nee
Autom. configuratie ingeschakeld : ja
IPv6-adres. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:90d7:3492:2b1a:ab3e:7231(voor
keur)
Link-local IPv6-adres . . . . . . : fe80::3492:2b1a:ab3e:7231%12(voorkeur)
Standaardgateway. . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS via TCPIP . . . . . . . . : uitgeschakeld
C:\Users\Bergen> -
Your DNS queries do not go to OpenDNS, but to hass02.dnsresv6.prd.telenet-ops.be and hass01.dnsresv6.prd.telenet-ops.be, because they are raised over IPv6.. Therefore your OpenDNS settings cannot take effect.
You have IPv6 enabled for this internet connection, and this circumvents OpenDNS. Go into the properties of this network connection on your PC, and uncheck the IPv6 protocol.
This should look like http://shared.opendns.com/img/start_win7_5.gif
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