From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 8 23:31:10 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABD11106564A for ; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:31:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 672FC8FC19 for ; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:31:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1MZvNP-0006Ex-Ig for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:31:03 +0000 Received: from pool-72-75-56-240.washdc.east.verizon.net ([72.75.56.240]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:31:03 +0000 Received: from nightrecon by pool-72-75-56-240.washdc.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:31:03 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:31:10 -0400 Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <20090808215929.588e3364@gumby.homeunix.com> <515267.83277.qm@web51008.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-72-75-56-240.washdc.east.verizon.net Sender: news Subject: Re: Freebsd-update question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@hotmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:31:10 -0000 Richard Mahlerwein wrote: [snip] > > I currently have my little westell DSL router set to be my DNS for all my > boxes behind it. While a neat little box, it has its issues from time to > time. Should I at least point my DNS to the DNS it uses to save an extra > relay? Depends. I don't know if the Westell does any caching of recursive queries. I don't use it as I have a FreeBSD gateway box that runs my DNS. I have it forwarding to OpenDNS DNS servers, so I don't even use Verizon's. Locally caching DNS lookups locally saves trips. Various different configs are possible, and all will probably do the job effectively. YMMV > Sort of off topic, but it has begun to annoy me that Verizon has decided > to redirect requests to domains that don't exist to their search pages. I > haven't noticed they are proxying, but they could be if they did so > reasonably transparently. And, with hijacking nonexistent domains, > they've led me to believe they COULD be doing something goofy like that. > Is there any easy way to actually confirm or deny they're doing more goofy > stuff? > > This is how you opt out of this "service": http://www.verizon.net/central/vzc.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=vzc_help_contentDisplay&case=dns_assist Essentially just change the Verizon DNS server IP last two numbers from .12 to .14 for both Primary and Secondary in your Westell. -Mike