The Red X: opendns not yet in use despite reboot and router reset

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booptracks

December 22, 2020 19:13

Hello, we're desperately trying to block a website (scratch.mit.edu) but as yet when we navigate to the 'Welcome' page we receive the Red X instead of the Orange Check.  We have troubleshooted and rebooted computer/browser/router, but there is no progress. Please help: morale is sinking. 

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  rotblitz December 22, 2020 21:01 (Edited December 22, 2020 21:01)

  In case you have IPv6 connectivity, you must configure also IPv6 with OpenDNS.
  ::ffff:d043:dede ::ffff:d043:dcdc ::ffff:d043:dedc ::ffff:d043:dcde

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  rotblitz December 22, 2020 21:01

  If you use Chrome, disable Lite mode and secure DNS.

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  booptracks January 03, 2021 23:05

  Unfortunately no IPv6; I disabled Chrome's secure DNS, but still no-go.  Thanks for your help so far and thanks in advance for any further help you've got to give. 

   

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  rotblitz January 04, 2021 00:19

  Copy & paste the complete plain text output of the following diagnostic commands to here.

  nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com.
  nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com. 208.67.222.222
  nslookup whoami.akamai.net.

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  booptracks January 04, 2021 14:20

  Thanks so much for your help. 

  Server: 208.67.222.222

  Address: 208.67.222.222#53

   

  Non-authoritative answer:

  debug.opendns.com text = "server m41.ash"

  debug.opendns.com text = "flags 40020 0 8050 180000000000000000003950000000000000000"

  debug.opendns.com text = "originid 518602661"

  debug.opendns.com text = "actype 2"

  debug.opendns.com text = "bundle 13111185"

  debug.opendns.com text = "source 173.79.67.167:63957"

   

  Authoritative answers can be found from:

   

  Lexs-MacBook-Pro:~ avalon$ nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com. 208.67.222.222

  Server: 208.67.222.222

  Address: 208.67.222.222#53

   

  Non-authoritative answer:

  which.opendns.com text = "m90.ash"

   

  Authoritative answers can be found from:

   

  Lexs-MacBook-Pro:~ avalon$ nslookup whoami.akamai.net.

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  booptracks January 04, 2021 14:26

  Non-authoritative answer:

  which.opendns.com text = "m92.ash"

  Authoritative answers can be found from:

  Lexs-MacBook-Pro:~ avalon$nslookup whoami.akamai.net.

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  rotblitz January 04, 2021 14:27 (Edited January 04, 2021 14:28)

  You didn’t execute the last command, but I don’t need the result anymore.

  Your outputs look good. The red X must be related to the browser or an app or add-on on this computer.

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  booptracks January 04, 2021 14:27

  Server: 208.67.222.222

  Address: 208.67.222.222#53

  Non-authoritative answer:

  Name: whoami.akamai.net

  Address: 208.69.32.208

  Lexs-MacBook-Pro:~ avalon$

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  rotblitz January 04, 2021 14:41

  See at dnsleaktest.com what DNS service your browser is using.

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  booptracks January 04, 2021 14:45

  Drat!

  173.79.67.167

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  rotblitz January 04, 2021 14:47

  Yep! Get rid of it! Don’t ask me how.

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