Anno domini 2026 Fri, 29 May 01:27:56 -0700 William Morder via tde-users scripsit:
Aha, then it's more likely that your DNS server does not like connections >
over tor. I can use archive.org over tor without problems. You could just add
207.241.224.2 archive.org www.archive.org
to your /etc/hosts, then you should not have that problem.
Nik
Okay, I did that. It seems to go against common sense, that I should block archive.org in my hosts file, when indeed I am trying to connect to archive.org; but, after waiting out some local network issues here, that does seem to work.
Now I can connect again -- fingers crossed! -- to archive.org, use the site and download files normally.
However, that brings up my original question: My DNS server does not seem to like Tor, as Nik pointed out.
Can I change my DNS servers if I do not control my local network itself? (Unfortunately, it the network comes with the place, and I don't want to spend more money until I am living somewhere else, where I have more control over my situation..)
I would like to use OpenDNS, as it's what I got used to in the past. Only in the past few years have I surrendered to using default settings for many things, because I don't have the time or energy to cope with continual maintenance of my machines and devices.
I edited my file (not including my own remarks in brackets) in /etc/resolv.conf like so:
nameserver 208.67.222.222 nameserver 208.67.220.220 #[ipv6 redirect to ipv4] #nameserver ::ffff:d043:dede #nameserver ::ffff:d043:dcdc #nameserver ::ffff:d043:dedc #nameserver ::ffff:d043:dcde #[ipv6] # nameserver 2620:119:35::35 # nameserver 2620:119:53::53 # ipv6 - RFC compliant - no filtering # nameserver 2620:0:ccc::2 # nameserver 2620:0:ccd::2
At present I have ipv6 disabled, until I can study on the matter more, so that I can set my firewall, iptables, etc., for better security.
If anybody has thoughts or opinions on what DNS servers are best to use, I am open to suggestions. Online, everybody seems to recommend using Google's DNS servers, but I generally avoid Google like I do Ebola and other such diseases.
Is it possible for me to use OpenDNS or other DNS servers, and to avoid the default settings for my local network (which I do not control, which comes with the place), or am I stuck with somebody else's choices and configuration?
More questions later, along these same lines, but not directly related to the issues at hand.
Thanks for any help ...
Bill