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 this network. This site was categorized in (category). Contact your network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. OpenDNS appears to be legitimate, offering parental controls, but there are no children in this household, and I do not use their services. There are only two computers in the house, my Mac and my wife's PC, both connected to the Internet via a router. Neither have parental controls activated. I contacted my provider, Verizon, and they maintain that nothing has changed with them and that the problem is in my computer. Computer is a dual 1.25 GHz MDD PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.5.8. Browser is Safari 5.0.6. What goes on here? Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX This also happened to me on my iPad Air with iOS 7. And I couldn't access my Facebook page via the browser and I remembered this started happening the second I allowed the scrabble Facebook game access to my profile. So luckily I had the Facebook app and was able to access just enough of my account to delete the scrabble game from my security settings. Which thankfully gave me access to my account via browser once more. Needless to say be very careful what you allow to access your accounts on the internet as there are those site out there that will shut you down to gain access of your information. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 a DNS is to translate words/names i.e. www.myhome.com into a ip address because the internet really locates URL's through an ip address. Using a Mac open System Preferences then open Network and when that opens you will see information relating to the internet that your system is using. There should be, if you are using a local router a statement of IP Address: 192.168.1.x and a Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Next there should be, Router: 192.168.1.1 and the next item is DNS Server: 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 (which is Googles DNS address that I'm using.) 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. Cheers Harry (`-''-/).___ ..- -''`.. _ ( 6_ 6 )`-.( ``-._.-`) (_Y_.)'._ ) `._ `.'``-..-' ` `_..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' ,-'' ,' (((.-' fl On Sunday, April 28, 2013 11:37:36 AM UTC-7, 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 this network. This site was categorized in (category). Contact your network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. OpenDNS appears to be legitimate, offering parental controls, but there are no children in this household, and I do not use their services. There are only two computers in the house, my Mac and my wife's PC, both connected to the Internet via a router. Neither have parental controls activated. I contacted my provider, Verizon, and they maintain that nothing has changed with them and that the problem is in my computer. Computer is a dual 1.25 GHz MDD PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.5.8. Browser is Safari 5.0.6. What goes on here? Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 resistance to and/or protection from spam and access to suspicious sites. Sure, your ISP will automatically give you access to two or more of THEIR DNSes, but you are not required to use these to resolve your net accesses. Heck, you can even operate your own DNS. Or use a DNS which is not one of yours. At one point, I had several TLDs registered with one of the usual suspects. Then I switched all my new business to another. Yet, I forgot to change the DNSes on those previously registered TLDs. I was, thereby, able to maintain the same level of service as I had before (email forwarding, etcetera), with the old registrar, yet I was no longer one of their customers. After I discovered this oversight on my part, I changed the name servers to point to the new ones, and those problems went away. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 much associated with your router whenever you use the internet or even access local machines via an IP address like 192.168.xxx.xxx -- -- The best programming tool is a soldering iron -- -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 you elaborate further please? On 04/30/13 03:31 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: Just to avoid confusion. In this context DNS is Domain Name Server and is very much associated with your router whenever you use the internet or even access local machines via an IP address like 192.168.xxx.xxx -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 hosts file for internal usage. Can you elaborate further please? gifutiger said DNS stands for Directory Name Server and has nothing to do with your router. Doug simply pointed out that that is incorrect on both points. DNS stands for Domain Name System. And that the OP's issue (remember the OP?) probably has everything to do with his local home/office NAT router. As for using local domain names on a LAN (over a non publically routed address space),,, if you need assistance with how to set this up with your router, then start a new thread and provide some specific details about your configuration. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 choice of DHCP, dynamic host control, or assigning permanent IP addresses that all start with 192.168. DHCP assigns an IP address when it's necessary. Routers like that can also use unique MAC addresses on ethernet ports to handle connections by visitors who are temporarily present. The modem/router also maintains data for recently used domain names and can short circuit a request based on time-to-live information provided with a previous lookup. (It is a way to discover where your kids have been last night.) Connecting to a local machine needs only its name. The modem/router handles the rest and we talk to each other using the same procedures we would use to talk over the internet. It's also quite possible to set up an Apple machine so that it provides the same services. OS neXt can use Berkley's BIND package but I have even done it with an SE/30. The lady here has been pushing a tiny box from Apple that acts as a router using the WiFi channels. It seems to work well at our local, SMMUG, user group meetings. Hosts files also work but they're not the same everywhere. I think of that as the way DEC did it in the 70's. It does allow me to connect to external sites with my own invented name as in ssh pair to log into my ISP. RFC 1918 declares 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, and 172.16.x.x foe use only in local domain name assignments. I am happy to see someone else paying attention to RFCs. They are requests for comments that are maintained by the internet engineering task force, tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918. It's worth a look. And look around for some others to see just how the internet works. You might also try the UNIX tool dig. man dig in Terminal.app for more. Another thing that routers do at home is to modify internet packets using different port numbers so that many machines in a local net can use only the outside IP address to access the net.. The router looks at returned packets to see the port number that was used for the request. It then knows which local machine is waiting for the reply. At 16:00 -0500 4/30/13, Jerry wrote: 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 you elaborate further please? On 04/30/13 03:31 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: Just to avoid confusion. In this context DNS is Domain Name Server and is very much associated with your router whenever you use the internet or even access local machines via an IP address like 192.168.xxx.xxx -- -- A fair tax is one that you pay but I don't -- -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Web sites suddenly blocked
A great solution is to find the fastest DNS serves in your area. Download a free copy of Namebench. It will find your best alternative. Larry It sounds like a DNS hijack. Change you 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 skyking...@verizon.net 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 from certain favorite web sites. I am taken to a page at http://www.blocked-website.com/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 network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. OpenDNS appears to be legitimate, offering parental controls, but there are no children in this household, and I do not use their services. There are only two computers in the house, my Mac and my wife's PC, both connected to the Internet via a router. Neither have parental controls activated. I contacted my provider, Verizon, and they maintain that nothing has changed with them and that the problem is in my computer. Computer is a dual 1.25 GHz MDD PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.5.8. Browser is Safari 5.0.6. What goes on here? Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmlhttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtmlhttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-listhttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_outhttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmlhttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtmlhttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-listhttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_outhttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Web sites suddenly blocked
It sounds like a DNS hijack. Change you 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 skyking...@verizon.net 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 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 network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. OpenDNS appears to be legitimate, offering parental controls, but there are no children in this household, and I do not use their services. There are only two computers in the house, my Mac and my wife's PC, both connected to the Internet via a router. Neither have parental controls activated. I contacted my provider, Verizon, and they maintain that nothing has changed with them and that the problem is in my computer. Computer is a dual 1.25 GHz MDD PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.5.8. Browser is Safari 5.0.6. What goes on here? Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 http://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 network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. OpenDNS appears to be legitimate, offering parental controls, but there are no children in this household, and I do not use their services. There are only two computers in the house, my Mac and my wife's PC, both connected to the Internet via a router. Neither have parental controls activated. I contacted my provider, Verizon, and they maintain that nothing has changed with them and that the problem is in my computer. Computer is a dual 1.25 GHz MDD PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.5.8. Browser is Safari 5.0.6. What goes on here? Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. just a note on this - times it has happened that some other one has spammed the the network lines --try to shut down you internet connection or rest the modem and your problem has gone away. joho AthensGr. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 addresses 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 or perhaps OpenDNS setting, or your ISPs DNS routers (this would be the default state if you did not assign any DNS addresses and left them blank in both the router computers). On Apr 28, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Eric Hall wrote: It sounds like a DNS hijack. Change you 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. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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 network. This site was categorized in (category). Contact your network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. OpenDNS appears to be legitimate, offering parental controls, but there are no children in this household, and I do not use their services. There are only two computers in the house, my Mac and my wife's PC, both connected to the Internet via a router. Neither have parental controls activated. Is this affecting both computers? Then it's almost certain that the router is what's affected. There's a ton of home routers out there that are susceptible to a plug-n-play vulnerability that will allow spammers to hijack them. https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2013/01/29/security-flaws-in-universal-plug-and-play-unplug-dont-play Here's Cisco's advice: http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=461084Turning off UPnP is the first thing. 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. But then, no one ever said these folks were competent... -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Web sites suddenly blocked
If it isn't a hijack, perhaps your wife has changed your router settings... ??? Doug On Apr 28, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Eric Hall wrote: It sounds like a DNS hijack. Change you 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 skyking...@verizon.net 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 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 network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Web sites suddenly blocked
Or perhaps if you're connected to internet through a wi-fi, you might have accidentally linked onto a neighbor's connection that is using the openDNS blocker. (I have been using it personally, and have found it to be helpful in limiting teenagers, at least a little bit). KK On Apr 28, 2013, at 8:58 PM, D. Fabel lists.dfa...@earthlink.net wrote: If it isn't a hijack, perhaps your wife has changed your router settings... ??? Doug On Apr 28, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Eric Hall wrote: It sounds like a DNS hijack. Change you 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 skyking...@verizon.net 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 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 network administrator. Underneath this message it says Powered by OpenDNS. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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. Doesn't OpenDNS offer a blocking service? In addition to their normal open DNS, I think they have a baby goat-safe DNS, plus a tier where you can set your own blocks. That sounds more like what's happened to the OP. The OP does not provide much in the way of specifics. Did he use OpenDNS by setting in either his router or his client computer(s)? (this was very common a few years ago, before Verizon got their act together and fikked their DNS set-ups). Which Verizon service? If it's FiOS then they provide a higher-end router that can sniff/block/redirect URLs. So then who's got the admin password? OP doesn't name the site being blocked, so perhaps he's been blocked intentionally? Does he have one of those annoying malware, er a antivirus, packages installed, that can cork him if he even thinks of visiting a funky site? (My housemate has this problem few months, on his peecee. His credit cards get s lonely for the day or two he's corked!). Exactly what web sites and browser extensions are involved? etc. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
