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OpenDNS As Quick-Fix To DNS Patch Dilemma

Posted by timothy on

CWmike writes "It turns out that problems with the July 8 patch that was rolled out to fix a cache poisoning flaw discovered by researcher Dan Kaminsky are causing headaches for admins. Preston Gralla suggests a 30-second quick-fix, perhaps until everyone is patched up: Use OpenDNS, which has been patched, as your personal DNS. If you run a corporate network and need help getting OpenDNS set up, your best bet is to go to the OpenDNS FAQ page, he writes."

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  1. If you run a corporate network by 77Punker · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you run a corporate network and need the FAQ page to help, you should not be running a corporate network.

    Then your job should promptly be given to me.

    1. Re:If you run a corporate network by snoyberg · · Score: 5, Funny

      Unless someone already hacked your DNS server and are serving you a fake OpenDNS page that points to their own server...

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    2. Re:If you run a corporate network by dgatwood · · Score: 2, Funny

      How do you know your upstream DNS isn't poisoned with the IP number of a site that passes Slashdot through a filter that substitutes the IP numbers with other values?

      You did say 74.125.19.147 and 74.125.19.104, right?

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  2. Great idea. by casualsax3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quick everyone - all of our eggs in the OpenDNS basket!

  3. Thank God my parents don't trust me... by supersloshy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just a bit ago my parents bought a new router JUST so they could install OpenDNS to protect me from porn... for once I'm actually glad that did it =P

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    1. Re:Thank God my parents don't trust me... by moderatorrater · · Score: 4, Funny

      supersloshy: "Come on, mom, I'm 32 years old, I can look at porn if I want to."
      mom: "Not while you're living under my roof without paying rent!"
      step-dad: "Besides, son, I hear it can help protect you against that dns cache poisoning that's been going on."
      supersloshy: "Shut up! You're not my real dad!"
      real dad: "Now supersloshy, you obey your step father, even if he does dress funny and try too hard."
      supersloshy: "I hate you! I wish I'd never been born!"

      Whole thing sounds kind of silly now, huh?

  4. Re:Biggest boom for Open DNS's busineess by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hush now, we're trying to advertise OpenDNS. Just use it and shut up like a good lemming.

  5. Re:Performance of OpenDNS? by Shados · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, and while not naming em, let just say I have a screenshot from long ago that I took from a trace route to Google that I did, and all of the routers that my ISP owned on the way had been renamed to something like "xyz-cannot-secure-their-routers.xyz.com" and such things. Nuff said :)