People who have changed their DNS Server to use the popular OpenDNS (208.67.222.222; 208.67.220.220) are victims of a dangerous decision taken by OpenDNS.

When a user tries to access a non-existing host, OpenDNS manipulates the result and provides the user with its own IP address. For example:

Let us try to find the following server: “microsoft.apple.com” 

If you are using OpenDNS and ping the above server this is what you get:

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PING microsoft.apple.com (67.215.65.132): 56data bytes

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=0 ttl=49 time=192.743 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=194.997 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=200.954 ms

^C

--- microsoft.apple.com ping statistics ---

3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss

round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 192.743/196.231/200.954/3.464 ms

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OpenDNS is telling the user that the server “microsoft.apple.com” not only exists but its IP address is 67.215.65.132 !!!

..and who is this IP?  it is OPENDNS-NET-3.

If, instead, you use Google’s DNS and ping the above server, this is what you get:

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PCB-2:~ paulo$ ping microsoft.apple.com

ping: cannot resolve microsoft.apple.com: Unknown host

PCB-2:~ paulo$ 

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Which is the most adequate reply from the DNS server.

So my suggestion is that you should select and use a TRUE DNS Server.

Paulo Cesar Breim

People who have changed their DNS Server to use the popular OpenDNS (208.67.222.222; 208.67.220.220) are victims of a dangerous decision taken by OpenDNS.

When a user tries to access a non-existing host, OpenDNS manipulates the result and provides the user with its own IP address. For example:

Let us try to find the following server: “microsoft.apple.com” 

If you are using OpenDNS and ping the above server this is what you get:

===================

PING microsoft.apple.com (67.215.65.132): 56data bytes

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=0 ttl=49 time=192.743 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=194.997 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=200.954 ms

^C

--- microsoft.apple.com ping statistics ---

3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss

round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 192.743/196.231/200.954/3.464 ms

===================

OpenDNS is telling the user that the server “microsoft.apple.com” not only exists but its IP address is 67.215.65.132 !!!

..and who is this IP?  it is OPENDNS-NET-3.

If, instead, you use Google’s DNS and ping the above server, this is what you get:

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PCB-2:~ paulo$ ping microsoft.apple.com

ping: cannot resolve microsoft.apple.com: Unknown host

PCB-2:~ paulo$ 

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Which is the most adequate reply from the DNS server.

So my suggestion is that you should select and use a TRUE DNS Server.