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Questions tagged [opendns]

Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service

OpenDNS is a DNS (Domain Name System) resolution service. OpenDNS extends DNS as an alternative to the ISP DNS servers, adding features such as as misspelling correction, phishing protection, and optional content filtering. A free service "showing relevant ads when we show you search results" and paid advertisement-free services are available.

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How to access a site blocked by OpenDNS

I'm using OpenDNS to filter some of the content my kids can get to on our home network. Is there any way to access a site that's being blocked without whitelisting it? For example, there are some humor sites I don't want my kids to go to but I enjoy…
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How does OpenDNS work?

Looking at signing up for http://www.opendns.com/start/ but was hoping someone who has used it can shed some light. Basically, where privacy is concered, OpenDNS will know each and every website you go to correct? Do they have access to all the data…
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How to run OpenDNS updater silently

Is it possible to run OpenDNS in such a way that the user does not see the updater popping up and saying that the IP address was updated?
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FIltering Adult Content

I'm using OpenDNS now for over a month . But it doesn't filter Adult Content although i specified High Restriction in the settings . It automatically sends the IP to its server (?) but it doesn't filter . Any alternative to this ? I'm looking to…
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Redirected to OpenDNS despite having no OpenDNS IP in the DNS settings

I can't seem to get rid of OpenDNS on my Windows 10 machine. I tried everything. I'm at home, connected to my private wi-fi router, and don't use any VPN or proxy. I've manually configured the network connection to use the Google DNS, both for IPv4…
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Problem with open dns

I'm running windows 7. And I have also installed the open dns updater. Configured the IP Version 4 to use the dns server 208.67.222.222. But everytime I reboot or shutdown then turn on the computer. And open my open dns account via the browser. It…
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Is it possible to use different OpenDNS settings for different users?

I've set up my home network to use OpenDNS, but it would be nice if I could apply different settings to different users, or different computers. Is this possible? My router/DHCP server is a Linksys WRT54GL, using the Linksys firmware. The reason I'm…
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