Open Dns

[Thasaidon]

<a href='http://www.opendns.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.opendns.com/</a>

is a project for people who want to use other DNS servers than those from their ISP.
Just use 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 as DNS servers.

My ISP has krappy DNS servers which are down all the time.
So I started using these, they work perfectly!

[strampke]

Hi,

I implemented it in a Win XP client, but am not able to bypass the automagic dhcp request that Freesco does to my ISP. Freesco asks my ISP for an address, an address is assigned as well as primary and secondary DNS-servers.
Can this be changed in rc_user?

Strampke

edited:
Yes, it can be changed.
In setup go to 62 Local Networks
Then network 0 ->628 Set DNS via DHCP change to n
Then 41 -> 414 and 415 set to opendns server
You might even add your ISP nameservers as #3 and #4 just in case.

As usual: With Freesco you can set the internet to YOUR wishes!

[Thasaidon]

The reason your ISP's DNS servers are still used is probably because your Windows machine is getting an ip via DHCP from Freesco, thus including the DNS config from Freesco.

My network is setup with fixed ip's on all clients, and fixed DNS servers, so no DNS request goes via Freesco.

So in order to use these DNS servers via Freesco, you need to set them in the config, like you did

[Bettes]

So what is the catch ?
Can I trust it ?
Do they log your surfing behavior ?

I guess that they want to earn money somehow !

[Thasaidon]

So what is the catch ?

None that I know of.

Can I trust it ?

As far as I know you can.
I've been using these DNS servers for some time now
and I know people who have been using them far longer than I have.

Do they log your surfing behavior ?

I guess they do, but so does your ISP, so there is no difference there

Here in The Netherlands, ISP's are required by law to save ALL communications from ALL of their clients. This includes internet, e-mail, telephony, the works....

[Dutchblack]

Hi


When you have DHCP setup you can still configure extra DNS for the third and forth dns alternative. so for your local client you only need to user the freesco local IP as DNS server.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Cheers

[Zedde]

Hi


When you have DHCP setup you can still configure extra DNS for the third and forth dns alternative. so for your local client you only need to user the freesco local IP as DNS server.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Cheers

Yupp your right

[Thasaidon]

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Your right, but I was talking about Freesco's Default settings...

[Lightning]

When you have DHCP setup you can still configure extra DNS for the third and forth dns alternative. so for your local client you only need to user the freesco local IP as DNS server.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

I won't say that you are wrong, but you are only right in some cases. I had a cable modem ISP(charter.com) that provided four DNS servers in there DHCP lease. So in my case it would not work, but not all ISP's provide that many. If you are on a dialup or any type of PPP connection then PPP only has the capability of providing two DNS servers and in that scenerio you would be write. So wrong or write is dependant on how many DNS servers the specific ISP provides in a lease.

[Dutchblack]

Lightning,

I agree with you