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| DATE | 2016-07-24 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout-NYLXS] DNS issues behind hotel wifi
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On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 02:36:42AM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting mrbrklyn-at-panix.com (mrbrklyn-at-panix.com):
>
> > i tried to use unbound but unlike other times, it is not workingout of
> > the box.
>
> If so, that strongly suggests that it cannot get to the global DNS
> namespace at all, because, y'know, there's really nothing to adjust in
> Unbound. It pretty much just runs and works, normally.
I think systemd took control of the sockets? I'm just not sure
>
> You should be able to use dig, with knowledge of outside public
> nameservers such as IPs 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, to get to the bottom of
> this problem -- or at least to confirm that the situation is so broken
> that the alleged connectivity is effectively useless.
>
> > im on the road typing from starbucks so I'm not going to get
> > into a long descrip right now, but it can't get a socket.
>
> A sufficient explanation would be your hotel network blocking of
> outbound traffic to 53/udp and 53/tcp outside the network IPs that
> include _their_ namesevers. Obviously, that's a speculation, as I lack
> data. And FWIW, that would be an odd thing to do, and I've never seen
> it done, but I've heard of claims of it happening.
Yeah - on most wifi it works no problem. The fucking hotel thinks
screwing with tourists comunications and making them feel helpless is a
good business stratergy....
>
> It would be reassuring to confirm that everything works on _other_
> networks, such as perhaps the Starbucks one.
>
> --
> Cheers, Luftputeb??ten min er full av ??l.
> Rick Moen
> rick-at-linuxmafia.com
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