Comments on: GoodBye Virgin Media DNS, Hello Open DNS http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/ Dedicated and Professional Web Software Developer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: ZoneBlock http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-27314 ZoneBlock Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:52:50 +0000 http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/#comment-27314 WARNING! BT DNS servers are sending out fake DNS results so that requests are sent to BTs servers on 213.120.161.0-255 When i ping USA sites i often get back a UK address hosted by my British Telecom ISP and i'm not sure if this is even legal. FireFox on my machine is for some strange reason making calls to www.bbc.co.uk and for the life of me i can not find out why and will be playing with fiddler to see if i can learn more but it might just be that BT is redirecting Firefox's safe browsing calls to the BBC for some strange reason. i'm sick of Google and the like spying on me and yet i can find next to no information on the internet about turning calls to Googles so called 'Safe Browsing' off in IE/9. Yep i will be using OpenDNS but still have a bone to pick with BT for opening up security isues on my network that uses Firewall IP ranges to block dangerious site. Shame on BT. WARNING!

BT DNS servers are sending out fake DNS results so that requests are sent to BTs servers on 213.120.161.0-255

When i ping USA sites i often get back a UK address hosted by my British Telecom ISP and i’m not sure if this is even legal.

FireFox on my machine is for some strange reason making calls to http://www.bbc.co.uk and for the life of me i can not find out why and will be playing with fiddler to see if i can learn more but it might just be that BT is redirecting Firefox’s safe browsing calls to the BBC for some strange reason.

i’m sick of Google and the like spying on me and yet i can find next to no information on the internet about turning calls to Googles so called ‘Safe Browsing’ off in IE/9.

Yep i will be using OpenDNS but still have a bone to pick with BT for opening up security isues on my network that uses Firewall IP ranges to block dangerious site.

Shame on BT.

]]> By: OrdosAlpha http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-19112 OrdosAlpha Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:40:32 +0000 http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/#comment-19112 Came across your blog entry via Google search in regard to problems I've been recently having, and have had several times in the past few years, with Virgin Media's DNS servers. So, I followed your lead and switched over to OpenDNS, and all the problems I was having ceased, and web pages are rendering slightly faster to boot. Came across your blog entry via Google search in regard to problems I’ve been recently having, and have had several times in the past few years, with Virgin Media’s DNS servers.

So, I followed your lead and switched over to OpenDNS, and all the problems I was having ceased, and web pages are rendering slightly faster to boot.

]]> By: Steve Laing http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-6944 Steve Laing Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:56:52 +0000 http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/#comment-6944 I switched to OpenDNS due to this and a few other articles and forum posts out there as Virgin's DNS servers had really messed up what was an adequate service from Blueyonder. I'm back to having that broadband feel to web-browsing after what was beginning to feel like the old modem days... Have to wonder what Virgin are playing at, anyway noticeable results from OpenDNS, nice one I switched to OpenDNS due to this and a few other articles and forum posts out there as Virgin’s DNS servers had really messed up what was an adequate service from Blueyonder. I’m back to having that broadband feel to web-browsing after what was beginning to feel like the old modem days… Have to wonder what Virgin are playing at, anyway noticeable results from OpenDNS, nice one

]]> By: John Roberts http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 John Roberts Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:49:05 +0000 http://www.richardlennox.net/2007/04/09/goodbye-virgin-media-dns-hello-open-dns/#comment-2918 Richard, thanks for choosing OpenDNS, and thanks for sharing with the world. John Roberts OpenDNS ps - Keep letting us know how we can improve, too. Richard, thanks for choosing OpenDNS, and thanks for sharing with the world.

John Roberts
OpenDNS

ps – Keep letting us know how we can improve, too.

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