On Saturday 09 June 2007, Ciro Iriarte wrote: > I'm kind of lost, the DNS are ok here (internal) and at home (provided > by the ISP), double checked that.... Already tried konqueror. Tried > the tcptraceroute/traceroute comparison as suggested, and there's no > variation in the hops, so i think that implies there's no proxy...
Ok, so no proxy. What about those contemptible DNS re-director "Services" that some ISPs are starting to provide where they direct you to some internally generated search engine (complete with adware) for anything that comes back as not found? This would likely be at your ISP. This type of software was originally intended for Hotels and hotspots, but I've seen it show up in other places, where the ISPs add this layer to gain a little revenue on the cheap, and not just on wireless networks. Some use it to redirect www.dnsredirector.com is one such software. http://downloads.zdnet.com/search.aspx?compid=50500 Even some big ISPs are getting into this nonsense: http://www.betanews.com/article/EarthLink_Criticized_for_DNS_Redirects/1157575614 How to test: Research the DNS server IPs for other ISPs, they don't even have to be physically close to you. Go into /etc/resolv.conf with a regular text editor and change the nameserver lines to point to the other dns servers. Then clear your browser cache and try your inquiry again. NOTE: You can very often use a different ISPs dns server if you suspect your ISPs server is lame, slow, broken, or something. Most ISPs do not filter external DNS requests because the resources needed to to this exceed the resources needed to serve the request. Don't abuse this. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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