Comments on: Enhance Your Network Connection With OpenDNS http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Fri, 11 May 2012 05:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: sebsauvage http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4882 sebsauvage Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:19:41 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4882 @sinan: You're welcome. @sinan: You’re welcome.

]]> By: sinan http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4875 sinan Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:15:03 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4875 @sebsauvage: I didn't knnow that I had to enable the account on dnsomatic.com. Now it is working. Thanks a lot. @sebsauvage:

I didn’t knnow that I had to enable the account on dnsomatic.com. Now it is working. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: sebsauvage http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4867 sebsauvage Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:52:18 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4867 @sinan: Don't use the command-line: Create the config file /etc/inadyn.conf then run: sudo /usr/sbin/inadyn and check syslog: grep INADYN /var/log/syslog Is you login/password registered on dnsomatic.com ? (It's the same login as OpenDNS). @sinan:

Don’t use the command-line: Create the config file /etc/inadyn.conf

then run: sudo /usr/sbin/inadyn

and check syslog: grep INADYN /var/log/syslog

Is you login/password registered on dnsomatic.com ?
(It’s the same login as OpenDNS).

]]> By: sinan http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4852 sinan Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:52:23 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4852 sebsauvage: I tried this with the inadyn package from ubuntu repositories and getting the following result. Both with the command line parameters and from /etc/inadyn.conf it is the same: :~$ inadyn --username myusername --password mypass --alias all.dnsomatic.com --dyndns_server_name updates.dnsomatic.com --dyndns_server_url /nic/update? INADYN: Started 'INADYN version 1.96' - dynamic DNS updater. I:INADYN: IP address for alias 'all.dnsomatic.com' needs update to '85.99.163.14' W:INADYN: Error validating DYNDNS svr answer. Check usr,pass,hostname! I also tried with the win32 file through wine which doesn't work either. That version has a --secure parameter. I made a lot of research and tried everything I could find on the internet including their forums but none of them worked! I always get this error. sebsauvage:

I tried this with the inadyn package from ubuntu repositories and getting the following result. Both with the command line parameters and from /etc/inadyn.conf it is the same:

:~$ inadyn –username myusername –password mypass –alias all.dnsomatic.com –dyndns_server_name updates.dnsomatic.com –dyndns_server_url /nic/update?

INADYN: Started ‘INADYN version 1.96′ – dynamic DNS updater.
I:INADYN: IP address for alias ‘all.dnsomatic.com’ needs update to ’85.99.163.14′
W:INADYN: Error validating DYNDNS svr answer. Check usr,pass,hostname!

I also tried with the win32 file through wine which doesn’t work either. That version has a –secure parameter. I made a lot of research and tried everything I could find on the internet including their forums but none of them worked! I always get this error.

]]> By: sebsauvage http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4851 sebsauvage Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:51:28 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4851 >possibly to the tune of 200ms Looks like their ping is not that bad in most parts of the world: http://just-ping.com/index.php?vh=208.67.222.222&s=ping! And ping time is only part of the equation. Lots of ISP DNS servers are poorly configured, have a small cache (and therefore perform lots of parent/autoritative DNS requests) or plain suck. OpenDNS seems to give better results than most ISP. Your mileage may vary. >possibly to the tune of 200ms

Looks like their ping is not that bad in most parts of the world:
http://just-ping.com/index.php?vh=208.67.222.222&s=ping!

And ping time is only part of the equation.

Lots of ISP DNS servers are poorly configured, have a small cache (and therefore perform lots of parent/autoritative DNS requests) or plain suck.

OpenDNS seems to give better results than most ISP.
Your mileage may vary.

]]> By: hads http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4842 hads Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:44:15 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4842 It's also probably not a great idea if you're in Australasia as there aren't any servers in this continent (by the looks of the ping times). This means that you're ISP's or some other closer DNS server is likely to be significantly faster, possibly to the tune of 200ms It’s also probably not a great idea if you’re in Australasia as there aren’t any servers in this continent (by the looks of the ping times).

This means that you’re ISP’s or some other closer DNS server is likely to be significantly faster, possibly to the tune of 200ms

]]> By: mariuz http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4841 mariuz Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:58:19 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4841 I think is better to install your own dns cache $sudo apt-get install bind and put nameserver 127.0.0.1 in /etc/resolv.conf that is all test it with digg foo.com @127.0.0.1 I think is better to install your own dns cache

$sudo apt-get install bind

and put nameserver 127.0.0.1
in /etc/resolv.conf

that is all
test it with digg foo.com @127.0.0.1

]]> By: shirish http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4840 shirish Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:34:00 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4840 Hi there, I used OpenDNS but found out it doesn't deal with rsync well. I did also put up a bug and later came to know it was due to OpenDNS issue. Hi there,
I used OpenDNS but found out it doesn’t deal with rsync well. I did also put up a bug and later came to know it was due to OpenDNS issue.

]]> By: Daniel Robitaille http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4838 Daniel Robitaille Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:09:32 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4838 Been using OpenDNS for a long time, and really love it. I especially like the fact that you can block access to some web sites without the need to setup any software on the computer: with young kids in our house, that's one extra level of protection to make sure they don't end up surfing in dark corners of the internet. Been using OpenDNS for a long time, and really love it. I especially like the fact that you can block access to some web sites without the need to setup any software on the computer: with young kids in our house, that’s one extra level of protection to make sure they don’t end up surfing in dark corners of the internet.

]]> By: sebsauvage http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/17/enhance-your-network-connection-with-opendns/#comment-4837 sebsauvage Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:43:28 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=678#comment-4837 I had inadyn work with dnsomatic/opendns under Ubuntu 7.10. Instructions in French here, but the config file should be easy to understand: http://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/sujet-8812-installer-un-client-dyndns OpenDNS is great. I had inadyn work with dnsomatic/opendns under Ubuntu 7.10.

Instructions in French here, but the config file should be easy to understand:
http://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/sujet-8812-installer-un-client-dyndns

OpenDNS is great.

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