On 06/15/2017 03:07 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> > 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 That resolv.conf is the problem is not unexpected. If I enter the numeric IP # referenced in resolv.conf into the browser's address bar I see the screen used to access the setup of the Z915 - as if I had entered http://www.mobile.hotspot/index.html . Two things caused me word my subject line as I did (hoping for a response from a Z915 user): 1. Would using a "foreign" DNS cause me problems with T-mobile? 2. Without a numeric IP in resolv.conf, how would my OS know how/where to access the Z915? > > Those are the Google nameservers. Anything with Google makes me wary. > If you prefer other nameservers, > There are some suggestions here: > https://www.lifewire.com/free-and-public-dns-servers-2626062 I'll browse it to see if any have a "better" privacy statement than Google's. Thanks. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug