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I saw "Oops" on a Mac. What next?
It is possible to fail all three tests, (welcome.opendns.com, internetbadguys.com and craigslist.og), and still have OpenDNS configured correctly. If you know that your ISP (Internet Service Provider) allows third-party DNS, the most likely explanation for failing our tests is that you are on a proxy through your ISP.
If you are on a proxy, you will not be able to take advantage of our web-based features like shortcuts and typo correction. However, you may still benefit from a speedy and reliable browsing experience.
To check whether you are, indeed, using our resolvers, (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220), please do the following.
- Launch the application Terminal, found in Applications -> Utilities on Mac OS X.
- Type "dig www.opendns.com" (without the quotes).
If you are using OpenDNS for DNS, the results should look something like this:
; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> www.opendns.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 57481
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.opendns.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.opendns.com. 30 IN A 208.67.219.101
;; Query time: 4 msec
;; SERVER: 208.67.222.222#53(208.67.222.222)
;; WHEN: Fri Jun 15 19:35:09 2007
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 49
If the SERVER results indicate you are not using our servers, and you have followed our instructions with no success, please contact your ISP to verify whether they allow third-party DNS.
Updated: September 26, 2008
