Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

On Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:37:36 PM UTC-4, Sky King wrote: > I came home from a trip, turned on my computer, and found that I am now > blocked from certain favorite web sites. I am taken to a page at > "www.blocked-website.com" which tells me, for example, "Sorry, but (site) is > blocked on thi

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

We use a router provided by our service provider which used to be Qwest but is now Century Communications. The modem that talks to the telephone pair with radio frequency above the voice band also acts as a domain name server. Other machines which usually have cute names that we assign have the

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

At 4:00 PM -0500 04/30/2013, Jerry wrote: I am not sure I am following [Doug] here on the on the RFC 1918 address space issue. Unless a person has set up an internal DNS server resolving private address space, a person would either typically specify the private address directly, or would use a

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

Doug, I am not sure I am following you here on the on the RFC 1918 address space issue. Unless a person has set up an internal DNS server resolving private address space, a person would either typically specify the private address directly, or would use a hosts file for internal usage. Can

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

At 09:43 -0700 4/30/13, gifutiger wrote: >DNS stands for "Directory Name Server" and has nothing to do with your router. >"OPEN" is just the name of a server, and there are lots of DNS units >throughout the world. Just to avoid confusion. In this context DNS is Domain Name Server and is very

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

Actually, its Domain Name System. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System On 04/30/13 11:43 AM, gifutiger wrote: Greetings, DNS stands for "Directory Name Server" and has nothing to do with your router. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group fo

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

> The specified DNS can be changed (which is another subject) however the > DNS > is by default set by your internet provider. > > The default DNS can be reset by reseting your internet box. A lot of folks ELECT to use a secondary DNS as their primary DNS as that secondary DNS offers improved res

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

Greetings, DNS stands for "Directory Name Server" and has nothing to do with your router. "OPEN" is just the name of a server, and there are lots of DNS units throughout the world. The primary ip address for OPEN is 208.67.222.222 and the secondary ip address is 208.67.220.220 The purpose of

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

Open DNS runs through your router. I would just use the reset button on your router, and then go into the firmware and set new passwords and put all your settings back in place. Sent from my iPod -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

If you don't like google DNS servers, use the one provided by your ISP. Eric From: Michael McMurtrey To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 1:37 PM Subject: Web sites suddenly blocked I came home from a trip, turned on my computer, and found that I am now blocked

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

At 4:11 PM -0700 04/28/2013, Bruce Johnson wrote: I'm at a loss as to how this would lead you to OpenDNS blocking the site (as it should, if you're using OpenDNS as your DNS provider), though, as the whole point of DNS hijacking is to lead you away from valid DNS services like OpenDNS. Yea.

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

dns provider with the instructions here: >> >> https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using >> >> If you don't like google DNS servers, use the one provided by your ISP. >> >> Eric >> >> From: Michael McMurtrey >> To: g3-5-list@go

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

s/docs/using > > If you don't like google DNS servers, use the one provided by your ISP. > > Eric > > From: Michael McMurtrey > To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 1:37 PM > Subject: Web sites suddenly blocked > > I came home f

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

On Apr 28, 2013, at 11:37 AM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: > I came home from a trip, turned on my computer, and found that I am now > blocked from certain favorite web sites. I am taken to a page at > "www.blocked-website.com" which tells me, for example, "Sorry, but (site) is > blocked on this n

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

I think this is likely correct, DNS hijack, however you may need to also change these DNS settings within your router itself, it's possible the DNS was hijacked at the router level. You'll need to navigate into your router controls and find the router DNS settings and use the public Google addre

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

Michael McMurtrey wrote: I came home from a trip, turned on my computer, and found that I am now blocked from certain favorite web sites. I am taken to a page at "www.blocked-website.com " which tells me, for example, "Sorry, but (site) is blocked on this network

Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 1:37 PM Subject: Web sites suddenly blocked I came home from a trip, turned on my computer, and found that I am now blocked from certain favorite web sites. I am taken to a page at "www.blocked-website.com" which tells me, for

Web sites suddenly blocked

I came home from a trip, turned on my computer, and found that I am now blocked from certain favorite web sites. I am taken to a page at "www.blocked-website.com " which tells me, for example, "Sorry, but (site) is blocked on this network. This site was categorized in (category). Contact your