Blocked access from shared wifi access point...
I was surprised to see myself blocked from Facebook when using a shared wifi access point. My guess is this is because some random person has set up an account with OpenDNS and specified this type of block from the public facing ip address.
If I stop using OpenDNS and accept the DNS servers that their DHCP server issues, I'm able to access the site, but then I loose the security (and privacy) that comes with using the DNSCrypt proxy.
How Does OpenDNS verify that an account that is set up to block sites from a specific ip address is the owner of that ip address and actually has the authority to do this? This seems like a first amendment lawsuit waiting to happen for OpenDNS.
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Unfortunately nobody has a way to "verify that an account that is set up to block sites from a specific ip address is the owner of that ip address and actually has the authority to do this". This is technically not possible.
If you stumble over such cases, you open a support ticket with the IP address in question. OpenDNS may register it as one not being able to be registered with an OpenDNS network.
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Normally you open your own thread instead of hi-jacking an existing one with an off-topic message.
OpenDNS as DNS service can block accessing domains by devices from your network, but it cannot block devices from connecting to your WLAN, same as it cannot block cars from parking in front of your property.
If your router has a feature to restrict WLAN access by e.g. MAC address or network name, you can use this for this purpose. Refer to your router's support to hear more about this. This forum is the wrong place for your theme.
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