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768402 2009-04-25 16:01:00 Hi Folks,
Do I have anything to gain by using "OpenDNS" Instead of, that supplied by 'Clearnet PDQ ?
Have XP Home. Dynalink RTA1320. Dimension 3000.
Any reply gratefully received. :blush:
Regards to all.
Bryan.
DUNK (1527)
768403 2009-04-25 16:49:00 Depends on what your trying to keep out. If you want to restrict access to networking sites(bebo, facebook) or to porn sites then yes plod (107)
768404 2009-04-25 21:23:00 You will probably get more reliability using opendns.

And as plod said you will have more control over what sites can be visited etc.

You can even make a homepage for those connected to your network as I have done.

Blam
Blam (54)
768405 2009-04-25 22:07:00 I cant comment on how Telstraclears, but I found that DNS was faster & more reliable using OpenDNS than almost all of the other ISPs here in NZ.

It also blocks phishing attempts, and a few other things here:
www.opendns.com

I'd recommend trying it :)
Chilling_Silence (9)
768406 2009-04-25 22:12:00 TelstraClear's DNS has been a bit flakey lately (TelstraClear Cable, Wellington) so you might be better off going the OpenDNS route. Just be aware that there may be slightly more latency resolving addresses, since OpenDNS isn't based in NZ. somebody (208)
768407 2009-04-26 02:47:00 And if you care about NXDOMAIN results, don't use it - it doesn't return them (which incidentally is breaking the DNS spec) :groan:. Erayd (23)
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