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upc - proxy? search page?

  • 11-01-2011 8:52pm
    #1
    Random
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    i was going to the upc website and i made a typo. i typed www.up.ccom by mistake. i've done this before with other webpages too since i got upc and have got a similiar page.

    where is this page generated? modem? upc proxy? other?

    thanks


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,445 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Random wrote: »
    i was going to the upc website and i made a typo. i typed www.up.ccom by mistake. i've done this before with other webpages too since i got upc and have got a similiar page.

    where is this page generated? modem? upc proxy? other?

    thanks

    It's done at their DNS servers, they hijack the response. Just use any other DNS servers. They've been at this for about 14 months now.


  • #3
    bricks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 443 ✭✭bricks


    They just resolve any un-resolvable DNS to the upc search page.
    If you change your DNS it doesn't happen any more.
    Random wrote: »
    i was going to the upc website and i made a typo. i typed www.up.ccom by mistake. i've done this before with other webpages too since i got upc and have got a similiar page.

    where is this page generated? modem? upc proxy? other?

    thanks


  • #4
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    Random wrote: »
    i was going to the upc website and i made a typo. i typed www.up.ccom by mistake. i've done this before with other webpages too since i got upc and have got a similiar page.

    where is this page generated? modem? upc proxy? other?

    thanks

    You can remove that search page by changing DNS to:

    Preferred DNS server address: 89.101.160.8
    Alternatively 89.101.160.9

    Instructions on PDF here

    EDIT: If you are using a router, access the config page and change the DNS to the above


  • #5
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    i have my upc router in bridge mode and i have my own router hooked up. will changing the dns settings in my own router suffice or will i need to change them in the upc one?

    thanks


  • #6
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    Random wrote: »
    i have my upc router in bridge mode and i have my own router hooked up. will changing the dns settings in my own router suffice or will i need to change them in the upc one?

    thanks

    Not sure, but try changing in your own router 1st if that doesn't work you will change the UPC router too


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  • #7
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,876 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    nava wrote: »
    You can remove that search page by changing DNS to:

    Preferred DNS server address: 89.101.160.8
    Alternatively 89.101.160.9

    Instructions on PDF here

    EDIT: If you are using a router, access the config page and change the DNS to the above

    I wonder would it speed up your connection if you were to find some really fast DNS servers?


  • #8
    noxqs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭noxqs


    Eircom does the same thing.

    Use google dns:

    8.8.8.8
    8.8.4.4

    Also, faster than upc and eircom in my experience. Hijacking NX responses is terrible and non standard, they should be ashamed of themselves.


  • #9
    java
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭java


    noxqs wrote: »
    Eircom does the same thing.

    No they don't

    noxqs wrote: »
    Use google dns:

    8.8.8.8
    8.8.4.4

    The problem with using Google dns is they retain your browsing history for 24-48 hours.
    noxqs wrote: »
    Hijacking NX responses is terrible

    Agreed


  • #10
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    Random wrote: »
    i have my upc router in bridge mode and i have my own router hooked up. will changing the dns settings in my own router suffice or will i need to change them in the upc one?

    thanks
    if the UPC router is in bridge mode then your own router is handling DNS requests for your local network so just change it there.

    gibson research do a free DNS benchmarking tool to check all the popular internet based DNS servers against your current ones and make recommendations based on the results so you can make sure you're using the best DNS servers for your connection.

    you can get it here anyway: http://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm

    just let it run and choose the 2 or 3 fastest (depending on how many your router will allow) and you should see a decrease in response time for DNS requests. hopefully. :)


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