It is possible that your Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses the port that OpenDNS is configured to access, typically port 53, which will prevent OpenDNS filtering. If OpenDNS does not appear to be working correctly, enabling this will attempt to bypass those ports when using an OpenDNS content filtering level.
Jul 10, 2017 · The other option for an OpenDNS configuration is to change each client in your network, or you can change the DNS on your router, and Mom and Dad can configure their own computer with their ISP’s DNS server settings, or they can use Google’s public DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4), to access the Internet unfettered. Email or Username . Password . Forgot password? | Single sign on Turn off AP Mode. OpenDNS filtering does not work with AP Mode turned on. Go to router administration, select Advanced Tab, then Advanced Setup. Go to Wireless AP, and uncheck Enable AP Mode. The router will reboot and then the Parental Controls will work fine. In addition, OpenDNS settings may not work if the tablet or phone is being used on a 3G/4G outside signal, such as if you are away from your wireless home router. The KidzSearch App will give you backup safety when this happens. It is also a lot simpler in case your are not able to configure OpenDNS on your device, even for home use. As I mentioned, disabling DNSSEC when using OpenDNS servers "kind of" fixed the issue, because while addresses on the Internet were able to be resolved and the OpenDNS welcome / test page did function as expected, the web filtering services still did not work - most likely for the reasons you mentioned in your post.
Apr 20, 2014 · OpenDNS + PS3 Hey Guys, I was having some previous problems with my computer and websites and I decided to use OpenDNS (the free service with their two IP addresses), all the websites are working fine now, but for some reason I'm having issues playing games online with my PS3, it signs into the Playstation
Turn off AP Mode. OpenDNS filtering does not work with AP Mode turned on. Go to router administration, select Advanced Tab, then Advanced Setup. Go to Wireless AP, and uncheck Enable AP Mode. The router will reboot and then the Parental Controls will work fine. In addition, OpenDNS settings may not work if the tablet or phone is being used on a 3G/4G outside signal, such as if you are away from your wireless home router. The KidzSearch App will give you backup safety when this happens. It is also a lot simpler in case your are not able to configure OpenDNS on your device, even for home use. As I mentioned, disabling DNSSEC when using OpenDNS servers "kind of" fixed the issue, because while addresses on the Internet were able to be resolved and the OpenDNS welcome / test page did function as expected, the web filtering services still did not work - most likely for the reasons you mentioned in your post.
Oct 28, 2015 · Screen times controls on Windows 10 have stopped working, I can't set limits any more.. How do I make them work again? They used to work. It's a very poor system anyway and nowhere near as easy as the Windows 7 version - now I have to set an hourly limit for the day which means that I need to reset every time my child logs on because they DO NOT notice the time when they are on the computer
OpenDNS - Websites previously blocked are working on chrome but not on safari, firefox, or any other device on the network. I've set up OpenDNS through the router configuration and it seems to be working only on a single computer and that too only on chrome but not on any other device/browser. Apr 20, 2014 · OpenDNS + PS3 Hey Guys, I was having some previous problems with my computer and websites and I decided to use OpenDNS (the free service with their two IP addresses), all the websites are working fine now, but for some reason I'm having issues playing games online with my PS3, it signs into the Playstation OpenDNS now supports IPv6 addresses — meaning that, by using the OpenDNS Sandbox, you’ll be able to resolve your DNS using IPv6 DNS servers. Why IPv6? IPv6 supports a far larger number of addresses than IPv4, which is why the change is taking place now — since IPv4 was implemented in 1981, the Internet has grown dramatically, and there Re: Parent control not working (not blocking anything) Thanks for the reply Dexter. I couldn't find the blacklist/whitelist option (UI completely changed from what I'm used to) but just as I was responding I decided to click around the netgear opendns site more aggressively and I finally found it! But to have a workaround on the first issue, I tried to add a custom Upstream DNS which is the OpenDNS Family Shield (208.67.222.123, 208.67.220.123). I have saved and restarted the dns service and even the system, but it still doesn't work according to opendns' test page. Again, I am not sure if those are issues or not.