I can't get OpenDNS to work at home.

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arpitgupta1214

May 31, 2020 20:49

I made an account on OpenDNS and setup my IP there. I blocked youtube as as an example.

I also set my DNS record in the router settings.

I also checked with nslookup and my router is the one resolvong the queries.

I restarted my router and laptop tried clearing DNS cache. But youtube is still accessible.

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  rotblitz June 01, 2020 11:15 (Edited June 01, 2020 11:17)

  You are not using OpenDNS yet.
  Check at http://welcome.opendns.com/

  Post the output of this diagnostic command:
  nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com. 208.67.222.222

  If this still indicates you are not using OpenDNS, then the culprit is your ISP redirecting your DNS traffic to their own DNS service. You had to call them to opt out from this redirection.

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  arpitgupta1214 June 01, 2020 13:43

  

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  arpitgupta1214 June 01, 2020 13:43

  This shows the OpenDNS IP.

   

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  rotblitz June 01, 2020 14:56

  But it says: I’m not an OpenDNS resolver. So contact your ISP.

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  ctang June 03, 2020 14:02

  under the stats area, you can also confirm if openDNS is getting any query from your computer. I don't know how often the metrics updates, but certainly by the end of day, you can see if you are hitting openDNS at all.

   

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