On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> About a year ago my local ISP terminated dial-up service and was not > marketing wideband to home users. I decided against any type of fixed > point of service (i.e. telco, cable, or satellite). I looked for a "cell > network modem" (proper term?). The closest thing I could find from a > provider with a physically local presence was the Z915. Having only 1 > machine I have no use for its WiFi capability. For connecting to the > internet the hardware aspects are fine. My OS is Debian Stretch. > > My problem occurs when you mistype a URL. Instead of being given a > simple error message and leaving the URL visible for editing it > transfers you the most inane page of suggested places to go. > > Initially I was looking for a way to block the inane site. Someone on a > T-mobile oriented USENET list provided me with a list of numeric IPs for > that site, but being a Windows only user could not suggest "howto". I > couldn't find any Linux related info that did not assume presume a > server was being discussed, not a single machine home user. > > A alternate suggestion was using a public DNS. I don't think the Linux > suggestions I found would work in my case. Apparently my > /etc/resolv.conf contains only the IP of the Z915 itself. > > Am I even looking in the right place(s)? > TIA > > > Yes, the fact that your resolv.conf only contains the ip of the z915 is the problem. Remove that line and add a couple of lines for public nameservers. nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4 Those are the Google nameservers. If you prefer other nameservers, There are some suggestions here: https://www.lifewire.com/free-and-public-dns-servers-2626062 Bill Barry _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
