Comments on: MPU 017: DNS and Macworld 2010

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:55:24 +0000

Very cool post. I signed up for opendns a while ago but didn’t really look into it and then just abandoned it. So now I know why I need it and have added the dns numbers to my router and will review the screencasts. Very interesting. Love the idea of blocking bad content right at the dns resolution level.

By: Ted Paxton

Ted Paxton — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:15:29 +0000

Good show! I’ve been using OpenDNS for years, my ISP DNS servers suck. But, I will disagree with George. SOHO routers are not really good at storing the DNS info to hand out to clients. Steve Gibson (GRC.com) has also commented on this fact. While it’s fine to add OpenDNS to the router, I would also do it on each client computer and not depend on the router to do that task.

This has not been a problem on a real router, but SOHO routers lack the intelligence and the processing power to accomplish this task.

By: daba

daba — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:31:09 +0000

grrrr itunes and opendns not working well together even when i’ve white listed all the apple itunes domains like in the knowledge base. Contacted them and they told me to clear my cache – thanks opendns support, way to go and read my question!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:06:30 +0000

I have used opendns for years. I mainly use it as a non software router based parental control solution and it is fantastic. Just brilliant. I still can’t believe that it’s free and has remained free. I would gladly pay for it.. its that good.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:30:19 +0000

Great show. I previously knew nothing about OpenDNS. I’m going to set it up for myself and a few friends. Sounds perfect for families trying to protect their kids online.

Thanks for reading my email on the show and trying to answer my question. I’ve since made peace with Evernote. I couldn’t find any other app that matched my criteria. I realized that my real problem was with the non-Mac-ish UI. Other than that, it works and it’s free, so I’m over it.

Thanks again.

By: George Starcher

George Starcher — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:13:23 +0000

I personally don’t see the need for the paid version for home use at this point. Maybe if they add more features.

By: durbrow

durbrow — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:05:11 +0000

Good show and thanks for recommending OpenDNS. Has anyone used the OpenDNS Deluxe version for HOME use? Am I correct that for home-use it does not really much?