On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:08:33 -0600 (CST) Michael Hennebry <hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Whenever I mistype a URL, > it gets turned into food for Midcontinent's search engine. > What is really annoying is that the back > button does not take me back to what I typed. > Also, the search results rarely includes the site I wanted. > > My suspicion is that this is done at least partly through DNS > corruption. Anyone know for sure? I think your ISP is monetizing mistypes. It is the same thing that people who park websites that are close to popular websites, say one keystroke off, do by putting ads on those pages. Every time someone mistypes, they earn ad money. In your ISP case, they are checking for invalid domain names, and instead of sending a 404, they send you to a site that earns them money. > I'm running F33 connected directly to Midco's modem/router. > Assuming DNS corruption is at least part of the issue, > how, if at all, do I bypass Midco's DNS? I did this by installing knotresolver (there are other similar applications), telling it to use another DNS site, turning off NetworkManager management of DNS as part of dhcp, and turning off the default DNS servers from the ISP in the router. This bit is critical. If you don't have access to that in the interface to your router, I don't think you can make this work. I know that things have changed significantly with F33, and systemd-resolved becoming the default DNS manager, so the whole process might be different for you. But with some sleuthing, you *can* bypass your ISP's DNS servers (if your router allows it). _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
