Bell Breaks DNS (Was: Rogers Breaks DNS)

[Darryl Moore]

OpenDNS is really no better. They do it too by default.

I run my own DNS which is setup to forward unknown requests to 4.2.2.1
through 4.2.2.6.

Of course you can use these IP addresses directly for your computer's
DNS settings too. They do not hijack the requests.

/darryl

meng wrote:
> -----Original message-----
> From: Scott Elcomb psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
> Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:10:12 -0400
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: [TLUG]: Bell Breaks DNS (Was: Rogers Breaks DNS)
> 
>> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Colin McGregor<colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> Just to note, Rogers has decided to break DNS. As of now any trip to a
>>> website with an invalid URL and you will be taken to a Rogers/Yahoo
>>> search website (with Rogers adverts.). I have called, complained and
>>> been told "that is the way it is supposed to work".
>>>
>>> Is it my imagination or is Rogers totally determined to offer the
>>> WORST possible Internet service in Canada?
>> Could be, but of course Bell has rejoined the competition.  I just
>> tried a random domain (www.somefreakingdomain.ca) and sure enough I
>> got the "bellassist" page.
>>
>> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/04/1512248/Bell-Starts-Hijacking-NX-Domain-Queries
>>
> 
> One more reason to use opendns, https://www.opendns.com/, ?
> 
> Meng
> 
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