verizon DNS "helper"
Rob Lembree
rob at jumpshift.com
Wed Nov 14 17:22:12 EST 2007
Verizon recently (I think) put in a handy DNS "helper" that redirects
DNS requests that result in a "not found" to their own servers.
This completely breaks lots of stuff, and they should be lashed 50
times with a wet noodle for doing so. It breaks the internet.
To their credit, they have an "opt out" option that you can use. If
you go to the configure page for your router, note your DNS settings.
Get to the point where you can choose to take DNS settings from DHCP,
and hard code your own DNS settings to the same addresses that DHCP
had given you, but replacing the '.12' with '.14', e.g.,
"192.168.0.12" would become "192.168.0.14".
So I wanted to tell Verizon what a stupid move this is, and at the
same time tell them thanks for making opting out so relatively
painless, but I found that Verizon internet doesn't actually let you
speak with people. Maybe those big windowless buildings *are* a sign
that the phone company is really and truly run entirely by machines.
>sigh<
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