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Author Topic: SecureSpot 2.0 and OpenDNS  (Read 6424 times)

summerstormpictures

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SecureSpot 2.0 and OpenDNS
« on: January 22, 2009, 01:41:34 PM »
I have noticed upon using the updated firmware 1.22 with SecureSpot 2.0, that upon registering and turning on my 30-day SecureSpot 2.0 ''trial period'' that OpenDNS is not reachable anymore.

Is this related to SecureSpot 2.0's handling of security?

Do I need to remove/change the OpenDNS DNS servers I currently have (Primary DNS Server: 208.67.222.222 and Secondary DNS Server: 208.67.220.220) -- and if so -- do I leave them blank or are there alternatives I should use?
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EddieZ

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Re: SecureSpot 2.0 and OpenDNS
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2009, 03:34:56 PM »
I guess Securespot uses it's own DNS server to filter any 'bad seeds' almost at the source.
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kd2pm

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Re: SecureSpot 2.0 and OpenDNS
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 10:31:54 AM »
Thats a good question and I need to check that when I get home.  I have securespot with ver 1.21 which most know has dns relay issues. I need to see if the 1.21 securespot FW actually turned off the dns relay on its own or not.  I would think that with that F/W you should not be able to adjust the DNS parms.  Well thats a good enough reason for me to get out of work early and head home to check... ;D
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EddieZ

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Re: SecureSpot 2.0 and OpenDNS
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 12:39:08 PM »
With Securespot it would not surprise me if choosing your own DNS is just not an option (perhaps you can fill it in, but it will not be used)
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kd2pm

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Re: SecureSpot 2.0 and OpenDNS
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2009, 03:32:48 PM »
I dont appear to have any problems with opendns and securespot other than there are times opendns is not reachable for some odd reason and then it is.  I changed over to some other public dns servers and they appear to be better at attaching to for queries then opendns is.
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komteks

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Re: SecureSpot 2.0 and OpenDNS
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2009, 02:58:42 PM »
Quote from: kd2pm on January 31, 2009, 03:32:48 PM
I dont appear to have any problems with opendns and securespot other than there are times opendns is not reachable for some odd reason and then it is.  I changed over to some other public dns servers and they appear to be better at attaching to for queries then opendns is.

The problem I have is that when I configure my DIR-655 router with Open DNS servers securespot never lets me access opendns.com

It does not matter if I add opennds.com to the always alow list.

Is there a way around this?
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