That's probably coming from your router or networkmanager. I very much doubt your ISP is setting that.
resolv.conf is written by networking daemons running on your local system, so I'd start looking at whatever is configuring your network locally first, then work from there. -Ben ------- Original Message ------- On Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at 4:58 PM, American Citizen <[email protected]> wrote: > Some more information here about DNS 10.0.18.1 > > from URL https://www.lookip.net/ip/10.0.18.1 > > 10.0.18.1 > > Here you can find all lookup results for private IP address 10.0.18.1. > If you are trying to find how to login to your internet router, modem, > extender or wireless access point, you can access the built-in HTML > webpage by clicking the following link for http or https. > > The most used default username and password to gain access to the > administrative interface is 'admin' or 'setup' and in case of a TP Link, > Netgear or D-Link wireless (or Wi-Fi) router you can also find the > default settings on the back of the device. If this doesn't work or you, > then you could choose to reset the router. To do this, you need to press > and hold it's reset button for approximately 10 seconds. This will > restore the factory settings and enables you to log in with the details > specified on the sticker. > > IP address 10.0.18.1 is registered by the Internet Assigned Numbers > Authority (IANA) as a part of private network 10.0.18.0/24. > IP addresses in the private space are not assigned to any specific > organization, including your ISP (Internet Service Provider), and > everyone is allowed to use these IP addresses without the consent of a > regional Internet registry as described in RFC 1918, unlike public IP > addresses. > > However, IP packets addressed from a private range cannot be sent > through the public Internet, and so if such a private network needs to > connect to the Internet, it has to be done through a network address > translator (also called NAT) gateway, or a proxy server (usually > reachable on port 8080 or 8081 if it doesn't work directly). > > An example of a NAT gateway would be a wired or wireless router you > receive from a broadband provider. A gateway web interface should be > available through the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and/or HTTPS > (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) protocols. To try this, you should > enter 'http://ip address' or 'https://ip address' in the address bar of > your favorite web browser like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox and log > in with the username and password provided by your provider. > > You can use these types of (private network) IP addresses in your local > network and assign it to your devices such as a personal computer, > laptop, tablet and/or smartphone. It is also possible to configure a > range within a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to do > the IP assigning automatically. > > =============== > > does this mean my internet provider is sneaking in this DNS covertly? >
