Comments on: DNS Redirection: Threat or Menace? http://bennett.com/blog/2009/07/dns-redirection-threat-or-menace/ A regular old blog Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:51:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brett Glass http://bennett.com/blog/2009/07/dns-redirection-threat-or-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-428221 Brett Glass Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:49:36 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/?p=5693#comment-428221 Jason: If there are no proxies upstream of him at Comcast, it might be one on his own machine. Many programs insert proxies between the user and the Web -- to block malware, for example. It could even be a security program gone wrong. --Brett Jason:

If there are no proxies upstream of him at Comcast, it might be one on his own machine. Many programs insert proxies between the user and the Web — to block malware, for example. It could even be a security program gone wrong.

–Brett

]]> By: JLivingood http://bennett.com/blog/2009/07/dns-redirection-threat-or-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-428218 JLivingood Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:52:22 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/?p=5693#comment-428218 @Brett -- Comcast does not operate web proxies. @Scott -- Sounds like you have more of a connectivity problem. Please contact customer service or email your contact info to we_can_help@cable.comcast.com. Jason @Brett — Comcast does not operate web proxies.

@Scott — Sounds like you have more of a connectivity problem. Please contact customer service or email your contact info to we_can_help@cable.comcast.com.

Jason

]]> By: Brett Glass http://bennett.com/blog/2009/07/dns-redirection-threat-or-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-428211 Brett Glass Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:00:08 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/?p=5693#comment-428211 @Scott: I'm interested in this. It might be a malfunctioning Web proxy at Comcast. But I wouldn't be too quick to point a finger at them, though, because it also might be something on your own computer. For example, it could be a toolbar, a malfunctioning "security" program that's trying to filter the links on Web pages you view, or spyware that's modifying links on those pages. One thing I can say with assurance is that the problem is almost certainly <em>not</em> DNS redirection. DNS redirection doesn't modify links on Web pages. Could you go to one of the pages with bad links, select "View/Page Source" or "View/Source" in your browser, and e-mail me the resulting file as an attachment? You can e-mail me as brett (insert an "at" sign here) lariat.net. @Scott: I’m interested in this. It might be a malfunctioning Web proxy at Comcast. But I wouldn’t be too quick to point a finger at them, though, because it also might be something on your own computer. For example, it could be a toolbar, a malfunctioning “security” program that’s trying to filter the links on Web pages you view, or spyware that’s modifying links on those pages. One thing I can say with assurance is that the problem is almost certainly not DNS redirection. DNS redirection doesn’t modify links on Web pages.

Could you go to one of the pages with bad links, select “View/Page Source” or “View/Source” in your browser, and e-mail me the resulting file as an attachment? You can e-mail me as brett (insert an “at” sign here) lariat.net.

]]> By: Scott http://bennett.com/blog/2009/07/dns-redirection-threat-or-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-428210 Scott Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:34:27 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/?p=5693#comment-428210 I am just wondering if Comcast has implemented some new fangled redirect system with their new web page that is reeking havoc with our network. We try and navigate the web and type in http addresses or even click on a link on a webpage, if and when we can ever get to a web page (usually after 3 tries) and we get failures. Watching the little grey bar at the bottom, I see stuff like searching for www.www.rutgers.edu.org.com. What is that all about? Also, sometimes ....dnserror. Even when trying to go to some site like www.yahoo.com. My neighbor said the other tenants in his building have Comcast business and all last week were down and had their computer consultant there for days. I am just wondering if Comcast has implemented some new fangled redirect system with their new web page that is reeking havoc with our network. We try and navigate the web and type in http addresses or even click on a link on a webpage, if and when we can ever get to a web page (usually after 3 tries) and we get failures. Watching the little grey bar at the bottom, I see stuff like searching for http://www.www.rutgers.edu.org.com. What is that all about? Also, sometimes ….dnserror. Even when trying to go to some site like http://www.yahoo.com. My neighbor said the other tenants in his building have Comcast business and all last week were down and had their computer consultant there for days.

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