OpenDNS Updates

[Sushubh]

ok. can anyone tell me how can i i prevent opendns from stealing my auto searches on firefox address bar?instead of running google (i am feeling lucky) it shows me the search page on opendns. which sucks.

 

[vishalrao]

that means firefox autosearch isnt working and it is passing the addressbar string onto dns lookup... i guessWAIT A MINUTE! aren't you an opera fanboi???

 

[amish]

u need to disable shortcuts feature on opendns. which means u need to create a/c and map it to ur IP which can be static or dynamic. for dynamic u will have to run script everytime ur IP changes. see opendns help

 

[faninencore]

Hi, I am using Linksys ADSL AM300 modem to connect to BSNL Dataone. I want to use OpenDNS for DNS Servers. I tried the method described on OpenDNS website and changed all the settings as follows:
[*]Select Control Panel from the Start menu.
[*]Click Network Connections from the Control Panel choices.
[*]Choose your connection from the Network Connections window.
[*]Click Properties button.
[*]Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
[*]Click the radio button Use the following DNS server addresses and type in OpenDNS addresses in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields.
[/list]I typed

208.67.222.222 (Preferred DNS server)
208.67.220.220 (Alternate DNS)

Still when I log into OpenDNS Account I get error Your current IP is 117.194.65.89, but it's not using OpenDNS.

following are ipconfig details:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Hemant>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : encore-7c5c2f61
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network C
onnection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-C0-09-CE-46
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

PPP adapter BSNL:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 117.195.64.79
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 117.195.64.79
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 218.248.240.46
218.248.255.146
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Please help.

 

[essbebe]

@faninencoreWelcome to Broadbandforum.in. Congratulations on your fine first posting.Anybody will love to help you out.Let me try.Enable DHCP in the modem.Also NetBIOS over TCPIP check default value. ( in TCP/IP page advanced mode settings )PARA TWO : If your modem has a diagnostics page ( In Advanced test and see the report.

 

[faninencore]

Thank you guys, I just made new dialup connection and changed DNS address for the same

 

[njan1982]

I set up an account does this affect bittorent download speed in anyway

 

[vishalrao]

it can affect torrent downloads if you enable the website filtering (phishing, porn etc). some torrent sites get blocked due to being flagged as malicious/dirty and that can affect your torrents even if they're not porn/malware torrents

 

[njan1982]

ok which software is good to report ip change to opendns is there a freeware

 

[srk006]

^^ Use DynDNS or DNS-o-Matic. Both are good and free. DNS-o-Matic is from OpenDNS team and it can update multiple clients with your changed ip.