The difference between this and an ACL is that an ACL will resolve the name to IP address(es), then block all connections to those IP addresses, whereas opendns will not provide the real IP address in response to the (name lookup) query.
This might seem like a small distinction, but with the prevalence of virtual hosting (where several domains may resolve to the same IP address), ACL based blocking is more prone to collateral damage (unintended blocking of "legitimate" sites that resolve to an IP address that is also used by a blocked domain)... -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 19, 2013, at 8:56, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > John Reames wrote: >> Why not just switch to using opendns? > > That question confused the heck out of me until I looked into it: > > http://www.opendns.com/home-solutions/parental-controls > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
