KraZe
join:2008-06-03
North York, ON
| reply to koolin
Re: rogers inserting advertisements into my browser - WTF?
Here's a simple answer.... CALL AND SPEAK TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ABOUT IT!
To my knowledge, the outcry so far HAS been noticed by Rogers. The more they get, the faster they will react.
Give them examples of issues you've encountered since this introduction, and they will be able to do more with it. Don't just give them the "this sucks" speech, tell them WHY you don't like it, things you've had to do to correct the issues, and voice your concerns. |
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koolin
join:2005-12-20
Toronto, ON
| reply to woowah
this is utter bullshit. ive just gone through the process of fixing a couple of our vpn users because of this issue. You guys think switching dns servers is a simple answer and yes for many of us it is, but for your average user they dont even know what DNS is or how to change it. can you imagine how many business VPN users just got fraked here like really. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
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1 edit | reply to mau108
said by mau108  :I just setup the dns server for my buddy as he found it annoying too. Changed to opendns and found opendns is doing the same type of stuff, so I found these servers are they work fast and no issues like rogers and opendns 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2 4.2.2.3 4.2.2.4 4.2.2.5 4.2.2.6 OpenDNS can be setup to not provide a search page with ads when a mistyped domain name is entered. It can be setup to just return the std error msg.
Just turn off typo correction by making sure the box is unchecked.
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mau108
Mau
Premium
join:2001-10-07
Thornhill, ON
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| reply to woowah
I just setup the dns server for my buddy as he found it annoying too.
Changed to opendns and found opendns is doing the same type of stuff, so I found these servers are they work fast and no issues like rogers and opendns
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rudeboy24
join:2002-10-14
Welland, ON
1 edit | reply to midfingr
did you guys see this?
»www.doxpara.com/
read the box to the Right titled "DNS Checker".
just another reason to switch to OpenDNS ..lol  |
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midfingr
join:2008-04-05
Oshawa, ON
| reply to woowah
Another 'workaround' is to use your host file in Windows. Of course, this depends on how many computers you need to configure. In any case, here's what I've done. You can either block this address or redirect to Google or wherever.
:: BLOCKING ROGERS SEARCH
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Nemo888
join:2005-12-25
Canada | reply to woowah
Easy enough to fix for now. I just changed which DNS server I use. Anyone still feel net neutrality legislation is not needed? You can't buy a dumb pipe for home use in my area. |
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noway1
join:2004-11-29
4 edits | reply to snakeyez11
said by snakeyez11 :I just set my firewall to block all outbound traffic to search.rogers.com and problem solved Thanks for the tip. In my case I blocked outbound TCP to the IP Address 8.15.7.107 (or to www20.search.rogers.com), since my firewall won't allow blocking just the (partial) search.rogers.com
Also blocked 63.251.179.17 which is wwww20.search.rogers.com
Kinda strange having to block outbound to my ISP. The only other outbound stuff I block is to some hacker/malware sites like Gromozon, etc. Guess it shows the level that Rogers has stooped to in order to make a buck at the expense of its paying customers. |
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buschic
join:2003-08-01
Etobicoke, ON
| reply to RogersUser
Hey, Thank You for giving me this info , I can finally fiddle with my FIREFOX settings manually, MUCH easier to do with a screenreader!! 
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rudeboy24
join:2002-10-14
Welland, ON | reply to elwoodblues
i used ID Serve from GRC.com and it shows as apache
i think they just put IE looking error pages.
»www.grc.com/id/idserve.htm |
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elwoodblues
Elwood Blues
join:2006-08-30
Toronto, ON | reply to i286
Because they are using IIS as their webserver |
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rudeboy24
join:2002-10-14
Welland, ON
| reply to BellSalesman
well if you change to static ip when ips get changed someone else gets your ip and you get a ip conflict and just causes problems ...plus the rogers ip's stay the same for months at a time. so setting it as a static ip is just a waste.
and for the OpenDNS all you have to do it set the dns ips on your router ..or your PC
»https://www.opendns.com/start |
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BellSalesman
@rogers.com
| reply to An On
Although you dont have a static IP with rogers, you can still have a static IP with rogers.
If you take the information currently in your "status" of your router and use that as your "static" information instead of a "dynamic" ip, and use OPENDNS as your DNS , then you can say goodbye to the Ads, and hello to faster webpages and whatever webpages you want |
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rudeboy24
join:2002-10-14
Welland, ON
| reply to FreakWillie
said by FreakWillie :
VPN into your office. Browse to a company server and get a Rogers/Yahoo search result page, WTF and yes it's a big deal. Because of this, VPN users can't access servers by name over the VPN.
i had the same issue ..i solved it by setting up a WINS Server (Windows Internet Name Service) now the vpn users can see the local servers |
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i286
join:2008-01-16
Toronto, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| reply to olesz
quote:
just go to the bottom of that page and click learn more and there you can disable the service
You are not disabling the service, basically they give you a fake page and one might think that browser did really render it, but it is still theirs.
Look, the favicon is there and some pictures are missing: refresh.gif (82 bytes)  .
Plus this is IE style error screen and I am using FF.
The idea is the same as with phishing web sites, where a user thinks that this is a legit page, when it is not. Here it is less serious but they still lie to people and keep sending your search phrase to Washington.
Now I am blocking search.rogers.com with my firewall.
Ted truly knows how to make money. And they call me and send garbage to sign up for more services (currently I am internet-only) but I have lost all my respect for this company. Mentally I am ready to go back to dial-up - I am not using internet as much anyway with those 2GB caps. 
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snakeyez11
@rogers.com
| reply to woowah
I just set my firewall to block all outbound traffic to search.rogers.com and problem solved
And the wonderful error message in all its glory:
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anon3242423
@rogers.com
| reply to FreakWillie
Switch them to a non-rogers dns and they will be fine. Did that for all our employee's over the weekend. No problems now.
said by FreakWillie :
VPN into your office. Browse to a company server and get a Rogers/Yahoo search result page, WTF and yes it's a big deal. Because of this, VPN users can't access servers by name over the VPN.
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FreakWillie
@interfast.ca | reply to anon34242
VPN into your office. Browse to a company server and get a Rogers/Yahoo search result page, WTF and yes it's a big deal. Because of this, VPN users can't access servers by name over the VPN. |
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nekkidtruth
You fail at life.
Premium
join:2002-05-20
London, ON
| reply to woowah
I happily use OpenDNS and they have been doing it since as far as I can remember.
This doesn't bother me one bit. It's simply searching for the correct site. I don't see any ads anyway as most are being blocked
Sometimes I even misspell sites on purpose because I can't remember the actual site, and this helpful tool points me to the right direction
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Todd111
@ineacorp.com
| reply to woowah
Re: rogers inserting advertisements into my browser - WTF
I occasionally do some security testing with computers on my LAN at home and had some interesting results over the weekend before I was aware of what Rogers had done. I was using a product called DoSHTTP, a copy can be found here: »www.socketsoft.net/ When I pointed the tool at a machine on my network and set it to run, I eventually noticed that I was not attacking the machine on my private network but instead was attacking the Rogers search server. I have since discontinued this testing, but I am curious as to what the legal implications of this might be. Since my DoS session was targeted at one of my computers, but Rogers gave back bad DNS info that sent the traffic to their server, it does not seem like I could be found responsible. Just something to think about. |
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