Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
I upgraded Safari last night through Software Update.
This morning I tried to go to one of my regular sites and OpenDNS blocks me from it.
I don't use OpenDNS. I did a couple of years ago when I was having speed issues with Safari. It didn't help so I dropped it. Turned out that was a modem problem that couldn't handle DNS prefetching.
So why is it back? Why is it blocking me? And how do I stop it?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 21.5 inch, Mid-2010
It didn't work, and I'm not surprised. 😠
So I tried going to OpenDNS and opening an account. I can't open an account. When I try to create one it gives me a page with no place to enter information. Which means I may have an account but after two years I can't remember anything about it so I can't sign in. I can't find anywhere to reset the password which could at least tell me enough to jog my memory.
I think I'll simply use Time Machine to restore Safari to a couple of days days ago.
Sometimes Apple is as bad as Microsoft for nasty surprises that require a tech wizard to solve.
Romantic Heretic wrote:
I can't find anywhere to reset the password which could at least tell me enough to jog my memory.
The link to reset your password is OpenDNS > Sign in to your OpenDNS Dashboard
I figured it out. I've got an account.
Now it's asking me to add a network and I have no idea what it's talking about. I tried adding the IP addresses for both my computer and my router and all I got was 'You cannot add a network in private IP space.'
And those sites are still blocked.
I'm close to tears here. I hate feeling helpless and right now I'm absolutely helpless. I feel like I'm trying to disarm a bomb but the instructions are in Chinese.
Romantic Heretic wrote:
Now it's asking me to add a network and I have no idea what it's talking about. I tried adding the IP addresses for both my computer and my router and all I got was 'You cannot add a network in private IP space.'
It want's your current external modem IP which you can find by going to http://www.whatismyip.com/.
It's been fixed. Plus I went out and had dinner an a couple of beers.
Apparently my ISP assigned me a new IP address used by a former OpenDNS user that blocked my sites. An admin at OpenDNS released the IP to my account and no sites are blocked now.
MadMacs0 wrote:
It want's your current external modem IP which you can find by going to http://www.whatismyip.com/.
Thanks. I'll set that up.
Romantic Heretic wrote:
Apparently my ISP assigned me a new IP address
Which they most certainly will do again unless you pay extra to get a static IP address.
What you need to do is use a utility which checks your IP address periodically and reports changes to OpenDNs. I used one that they provided for awhile, but it failed a in it's job somewhere along the line, so I switched to DNS-O-Matic and it's been flawless.
Why is OpenDNS blocking sites in Safari?
