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Safari omnibar - all searches go to DDG!

I changed a setting in Safari redirecting all Google searches done in the omnibar to DDG. I'd like to undo that change, but I can't remember how. I think I entered a preference settings by typing something in the omnibar like Settings:, or Preferences:...

Changing "Default Search Engine" to Bing or Yahoo works (correctly redirects searches). I have no 3rd party extensions. Safari 6.0.2.

Cheers,

Shawn

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Mar 1, 2013 8:07 AM

38 replies

Linc Davis

Level 10

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Mar 4, 2013 8:56 AM in response to Bracks

Select the text below (not including the blank space at the end of the line), then copy it to the Clipboard (command-C):

www.google.com

Launch the Network Utility application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Network Utility in the icon grid.

Step 1

Select the Lookup tab and paste into the address field (command-V). Press return. Post the output that appears below – the text, please, not a screenshot.

Step 2

Select the Ping tab and do the same.

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 4, 2013 5:58 PM in response to Linc Davis

Results from Step 1:

Lookup has started…

Trying "www.google.com"

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 63963

;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 7, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;www.google.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:

www.google.com. 297 IN AAAA 2607:f8b0:4002:c04::6a

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.105

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.106

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.147

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.99

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.103

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.104

Received 156 bytes from 10.0.1.1#53 in 22 ms

Results from Step 2:

Ping has started…

ping: cannot resolve Lookup has started…

Trying "www.google.com"

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 63963

;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 7, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;www.google.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:

www.google.com. 297 IN AAAA 2607:f8b0:4002:c04::6a

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.105

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.106

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.147

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.99

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.103

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.104

Received 156 bytes from 10.0.1.1#53 in 22 ms

Lookup has started…

Trying "www.google.com"

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 63963

;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 7, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;www.google.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:

www.google.com. 297 IN AAAA 2607:f8b0:4002:c04::6a

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.105

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.106

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.147

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.99

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.103

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.104

Received 156 bytes from 10.0.1.1#53 in 22 ms

www.google.com: Unknown host

Linc Davis

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209,739 points

Mar 4, 2013 6:46 PM in response to Bracks

I'm not sure what you did in step 2. The output is garbled. Did you ping www.google.com? Please repeat that step.

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 5, 2013 3:29 AM in response to Linc Davis

This is what I get when I ping "www.google.com":

Ping has started…

ping: cannot resolve www.google.com

Trying "www.google.com"

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 63963

;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 7, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;www.google.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:

www.google.com. 297 IN AAAA 2607:f8b0:4002:c04::6a

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.105

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.106

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.147

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.99

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.103

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.104

Received 156 bytes from 10.0.1.1#53 in 22 ms

Lookup has started…

Trying "www.google.com"

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 63963

;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 7, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;www.google.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:

www.google.com. 297 IN AAAA 2607:f8b0:4002:c04::6a

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.105

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.106

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.147

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.99

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.103

www.google.com. 31 IN A 74.125.139.104

Received 156 bytes from 10.0.1.1#53 in 22 ms

www.google.com: Unknown host

Linc Davis

Level 10

209,739 points

Mar 5, 2013 6:43 AM in response to Bracks

From the menu bar, select

 ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Network ▹ Advanced... ▹ DNS

Under DNS Servers you should have one or more numerical addresses, such as “192.168.1.1” or “10.0.0.1”. What are those addresses?

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 5, 2013 7:35 AM in response to Linc Davis

I have one listed: 207.235.53.226 (greensborolibrary.org)

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 5, 2013 7:39 AM in response to Linc Davis

Not sure if this is helpful, but I'm getting the security certificate warning in Firefox too. If you think this is unrelated, let's leave it alone and focus on my original Safari issue.

And thank you for your continuing help, Linc Davis.

Linc Davis

Level 10

209,739 points

Mar 5, 2013 7:45 AM in response to Bracks

Unlock the preference pane, if necessary, by clicking the lock icon in the lower left corner and entering your password. Open the DNS tab again and change the server address to the following:

10.0.1.1

Click OK, then Apply.

In Safari, select

Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data

and confirm. If you’re using another browser, empty the cache. Test.

If there's no change, open your router's settings and find the addresses of the DNS servers it uses. If the router is not an Apple device, you would do that by loading its web page at one or the other of these addresses:

http://10.0.1.1/

https://10.0.1.1/

and logging in as the administrator. If the router is an Apple device, use AirPort Utility.

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 5, 2013 7:57 AM in response to Linc Davis

This sounds like something I need to do at home. I'm currently at the library. I'll have time to do this in the afternoon and will post an update then.

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 5, 2013 8:11 AM in response to Linc Davis

Also related - I can't navigate to any google.com address - all get redirected to duckduckgo. I'm attempting to download Chrome browser, and cannot because it lies on a google.com URL

Linc Davis

Level 10

209,739 points

Mar 5, 2013 8:17 AM in response to Bracks

The DNS server at the library is redirecting queries from Google to DDG. Take it up with the administrator.

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 5, 2013 10:18 AM in response to Linc Davis

I looked at the DNS settings in Preferences and Airport Utility while connected to my home network. All DNS servers are listed as 10.0.1.1.

I am still unable to navigate to www.google.com using Firefox, OmniWeb, or Safari.

Linc Davis

Level 10

209,739 points

Mar 5, 2013 11:14 AM in response to Bracks

If the AirPort device is acting as your router (i.e., if it's sharing an Internet connection), then it must be using a DNS server other than itself. Otherwise you'd have no DNS at all. Look for the DNS addresses in the Internet tab of AirPort Utility.

If the AirPort device is in bridge mode, then the settings are on your broadband adapter.

Bracks Author

Level 1

5 points

Mar 5, 2013 5:25 PM in response to Linc Davis

OK - I think I understand. The DNS Servers listed for the Internet tab on AirPort Utility are:

209.18.47.61

209.18.47.62

Domain Name: triad.rr.com

Linc Davis

Level 10

209,739 points

Mar 5, 2013 9:34 PM in response to Bracks

Did you do this:

DuckDuckGo | Safari

Or this:

DuckDuckGo in Safari 6.0's Omnibar

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