Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Open DNS blocking websites?

  • 02-10-2009 4:16pm
    #1
    howyagettinon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    Just noticed today that all of a sudden OPEN DNS is blocking websites on me? It says they are not allowed on this network?? :confused:

    If its legal how can they just do that?


Comments

  • #2
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    howyagettinon wrote: »
    Just noticed today that all of a sudden OPEN DNS is blocking websites on me? It says they are not allowed on this network?? :confused:

    If its legal how can they just do that?
    What websites are they blocking?

    Are you registered with OpenDNS to block certain types of websites?


  • #3
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,430 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    howyagettinon wrote: »
    Just noticed today that all of a sudden OPEN DNS is blocking websites on me? It says they are not allowed on this network?? :confused:

    If its legal how can they just do that?

    They've always supported options to block sites, which they're free to do on their private servers.


  • #4
    howyagettinon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭howyagettinon


    there blocking pretty popular websites ;)

    Was working grand the last day but now its blocked??

    I only switched to OPEN DNS during the eircom ****e a while ago.


  • #5
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Who's in charge of Your network? Its a handy way of blocking certain stuff.

    The easy way round it is to apply static dns to Your network card, use Your isp's dns server, have a google

    Edit, if its Eircom with dynamic ip just reboot Your router to get a new ip


  • #6
    howyagettinon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭howyagettinon


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Who's in charge of Your network? Its a handy way of blocking certain stuff.

    The easy way round it is to apply static dns to Your network card, use Your isp's dns server, have a google

    How do ya mean whos in charge? I bought the broadband using eircom but it was going down constantly so changed to open dns. Was grand until today where websites are getting blocked?


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,430 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    howyagettinon wrote: »
    there blocking pretty popular websites ;)

    Was working grand the last day but now its blocked??

    I only switched to OPEN DNS during the eircom ****e a while ago.

    You'll need to give examples of what sites appear to be blocked then.


  • #8
    howyagettinon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭howyagettinon


    Spear wrote: »
    You'll need to give examples of what sites appear to be blocked then.

    What like porn? Redtube.com is always good for a sing song :)


  • #9
    Saltour Sossiez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭Saltour Sossiez


    Spear wrote: »
    You'll need to give examples of what sites appear to be blocked then.

    pure***.com

    I needed my fix the other day and had to change back to the eircom servers to get it. :o


  • #10
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,430 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Saltour Sossiez wrote: »
    pure***.com

    I needed my fix the other day and had to change back to the eircom servers to get it. :o

    They have that tagged for blocking under several categories.

    http://domain.opendns.com/pure***.com

    But domain blocking is only turned on if you have an account and set it in your options.


  • #11
    howyagettinon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭howyagettinon


    hmm i reset the router and its back working grand again. I dunno what that was all about!


  • Advertisement
  • #12
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Spear wrote: »
    But domain blocking is only turned on if you have an account and set it in your options.

    Could be someone else who had that ip had it blocked


  • #13
    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭mehmeh12


    How exaclty does Open DNS work? will using open DNS stop my computer from accessing sites hosting malware?

    Also im using Comodo DNS-is this the same as Open DNS?


  • #14
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    mehmeh12 wrote: »
    How exaclty does Open DNS work? will using open DNS stop my computer from accessing sites hosting malware?

    Also im using Comodo DNS-is this the same as Open DNS?

    Same but OpenDNS has more features like content filtering. I use this myself to protect the kids on my home network. I've a static ip, but its also possible with a dynamic ip that changes, You'll have to run a software ip updater service in the background on one of your pc's. You get full control of what sites can be visited and can also add individual sites to a blacklist if needed.

    92366.PNG


  • #15
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Don't give examples of porn sites.


Advertisement