[nflug] verizon dsl and dns redirects

[Michael Richardson]

Darin Perusich wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed that Verizon is now redirecting failed dns
> queries to a Verizon branded search page? I just noticed this for the
> first time this weekend and it's freaking annoying! Does anyone know of
> an authority that people can complain to about this to force them to stop?

Change your DNS servers?

OpenDNS seems to work for me. http://www.opendns.org

their servers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

They redirect their failed DNS searches too, but at least it's not
branded (or verizon) ;-)


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Michael Richardson
Web Programmer, ePharmacotherapy Networks
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
State Univ. of New York at Buffalo
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(716)645-2828 ext. 266