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join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | Link? So where's the link to do this? I can't find it anywhere on Comcast's page. | |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL | Re: Link? You have to log into the customerCentral and on the main page, under "My Devices", click Domain Helper. | |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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4 edits | Re: Link? said by Jim Gurd  :said by Rob :You have to log into the customerCentral and on the main page, under "My Devices", click Domain Helper. Still not seeing the "My Devices" tab. I clicked "Home", "Users & Settings" and "Internet". It's not under any of them. Go to "Account Links" from the main comcast.net page and then choose the "My Account" option from the drop down menu. Then choose Users & Settings tab. Then look for the My Devices box on the right side.
P.S.>> You must be logged in using your MAIN account name. NOT any of the secondary names.
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jlivingood
Premium,VIP
join:2007-10-28
Philadelphia, PA
| said by Rob :You have to log into the customerCentral and on the main page, under "My Devices", click Domain Helper. Screen shots here: »https://dns-opt-out.comcast.net/help-index.php
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Jim Gurd
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join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | Re: Link? Thanks. The screenshot helped. | |
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Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs: | You know, because that's simplified.
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
| Re: Link? said by Nerdtalker :You know, because that's simplified. ::sigh:: Compared to the way other ISPs handle DNS Redirection - YES! | |
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Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs: | Re: Link? What about compared to ISPs that don't do DNS redirection in the first place? Simplest solution yet is to not create a mess where there wasn't one in the first place. | |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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| Re: Link? said by Nerdtalker :What about compared to ISPs that don't do DNS redirection in the first place? Simplest solution yet is to not create a mess where there wasn't one in the first place. That's not what we are discussing, so it's irrelevant.
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Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
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join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs:
| Re: Link? Oh really? I think discussing why the ISP needs to suddenly get another source of ancillary income is still well within the context of the discussion. This isn't the place to do it, but I'm glad my primary residence isn't in a Comcast market anymore.
Simply because the majority of users can opt-out doesn't make it any less mindblowing that this is completely acceptable. They've streamlined the process some, sure. Are we supposed to shrug and just move along?
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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| Re: Link? said by Nerdtalker :Are we supposed to shrug and just move along? It takes less than a second to opt-out. Who really cares? Seriously. | |
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R4M0N
Brazilian Soccer Ownz Joo
join:2000-10-04
Glen Allen, VA
·Comcast
2 edits | Re: Opt-out process to just flipping a switch - NOT Now you're just nitpicking... What is under Comcast's control is taken care of by simply flipping a switch... Or you can use OpenDNS and not worry about any of this.
said by TKJunkMail :It is a little more than flipping a switch. The wait time is much less, but you must still reboot your router & or PC to pick up the changes after restarting your cable modem. You can not just go to the portal and opt-out and the process is completed. | |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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1 edit | Re: Opt-out process to just flipping a switch - NOT said by R4M0N :Now you're just nitpicking... What is under Comcast's control is taken care of by simply flipping a switch... Or you can use OpenDNS and not worry about any of this. said by TKJunkMail :It is a little more than flipping a switch. The wait time is much less, but you must still reboot your router & or PC to pick up the changes after restarting your cable modem. You can not just go to the portal and opt-out and the process is completed. It isn't nitpicking to point out that the ARS news item failed to mention that the opt-out does not take place immediately like they implied just by choosing an option. The actual opt-out only takes place after the cable modem is restarted or after its lease is renewed and after the router/PC is rebooted.
Maybe you understand that, but there are plenty of people who would read that news item or read this BBR story who won't understand that.
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join:2007-04-23
Tuscaloosa, AL
| Re: Opt-out process to just flipping a switch - NOT A way to easily fix that would be to have a message appear that says to restart the cable modem, router, and PC after the user has made the selection.
And I think it's only fair to ask the user to make a selection at the time of initial service activation instead of making the choice for them. | |
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R4M0N
Brazilian Soccer Ownz Joo
join:2000-10-04
Glen Allen, VA
2 edits | By that same token, anyone savvy enough to be bothered by DNS redirection (or even know that it's happening) would be savvy enough to know about DNS leases and how to refresh/renew them after "flipping the switch". | |
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Marduk
join:2004-09-05
West Chester, PA | OpenDNS Makes life so much easier. I've been using it for as long as I can remember. | |
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Premium,MVM
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | Re: Opt-out process to just flipping a switch - NOT That's a good thing, but OpenDNS also does that same type of redirection as well...  | |
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join:2009-08-04
Sugar Land, TX
| said by R4M0N :Now you're just nitpicking... What is under Comcast's control is taken care of by simply flipping a switch... Or you can use OpenDNS and not worry about any of this. said by TKJunkMail :It is a little more than flipping a switch. The wait time is much less, but you must still reboot your router & or PC to pick up the changes after restarting your cable modem. You can not just go to the portal and opt-out and the process is completed. Praise to Comcast for making it easier to get out of a problem they created. Good work. | |
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mrkevin
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Premium
join:2007-08-07
Aurora, ME
clubs: | opt in Why not just offer this as an opt-in service?
Like we need to see more ads on the internet...
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Re: opt in Because nobody would opt in. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Re: opt in Yep, and companies that don't have DNS redirection might get a couple of customers because of this. Though around here the alternative is Qwest...which also does DNS redirection :/ | |
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join:2009-08-04
Sugar Land, TX
| said by mrkevin :said by iansltx :Because nobody would opt in. Doesn't that say something in itself. Yeah, it is such a valuable "service". Of course, the ads served count against the cap. Neat. | |
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nklb
Premium
join:2000-11-17
Ann Arbor, MI
clubs:
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DNS redirection advertising, which replaces the traditional 404 with an ad-laden search portal in order to generate more ad revenue for the carrier. Huh? 404 is the error code a web server will return if a requested page cannot be found. In order to get a 404, the DNS has to be resolving.
If there is no DNS there is a different error that has nothing to do with the aforementioned.
What this does is, instead of having dns return that the host could not be resolved, it will instead resolve to the carrier's catch-all advertising portal. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Re: huh? 404??? Right, it's not a 404. It's an NXDOMAIN error. Silly journalists. | |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
Premium
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | 404? 404 != NXDOMAIN
these ad pages are horrible and just go to show how greedy a company can get. | |
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NOVA_Guy
Obama- Commander in Thief
Premium
join:2002-03-05 | Re: 404? It's Comcast; did you expect anything different? | |
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ctg1701a
join:2008-08-07
Philadelphia, PA
| Location of Opt-out The landing page has not changed for the opt-out process since we launched Domain Helper.
Please point to:
»dns-opt-out.comcast.net
There are instructions off this page which will help if you have any questions on how to complete this.
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join:2005-02-22
USA | Re: Location of Opt-out This link is not working for me. | |
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ctg1701a
join:2008-08-07
Philadelphia, PA | Re: Location of Opt-out This only works from the Comcast network. If you are a customer, please try when you get home. | |
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join:2002-01-16
Citrus Heights, CA | Re: Location of Opt-out I can't login to this because of something Comcast is trying to load - and my Comcastic connection has been buggered up AGAIN! | |
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join:2003-03-18
Nashua, NH | I'm an Earthlink-by-Comcast customer. I don't have a Comcast user ID, but since I'm using Comcast's network, I get the domain "helper". Where do I go to opt-out? | |
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skuv
@rr.com | It doesn't... replace 404 errors. 404 is a not found error returned by a web server.
This is DNS redirection, DNS servers are not webservers.
The DNS redirection kicks in only if you type in a hostname that does not exist into your browser. | |
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Paul928
join:2000-05-06
Haverhill, MA | Re: It doesn't... Just use open DNS....DONE! | |
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b10010011
Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA
·Comcast Formerly ..
| Why doesn't BBR ever mention these options? Must I say it again?
It's easier than people think it is to run your own DNS server on your local machine or LAN.
Treewalk DNS server for Windows is free for personal use.
»treewalkdns.com/
*nix users can install Bind
»www.bind9.net/
said by ctg1701a :MAC users can also run BIND for caching. I would also take a look at unbound: » www.unbound.net/ Thanks ctg1701a | |
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rickmac
join:2002-01-16
Citrus Heights, CA
2 edits | Opt out I can't log onto to opt-out because Comcast has messed up my connection AGAIN.
Doesn't appear to work on Firefox.
When was I supposed to see a notification of this "Opt-out" option?
Anyway - doesn't matter, I quit using Comcast site looooong time ago.
This is not DNS Redirection anyways -
"You can replace any 'page not found' errors with a page that gives you options to go to other pages that you may find more useful. You will only see this screen if you mistype a Comcast URL. " | |
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ITof1
@tetechnologies.com
| Re: Opt out Thats not true. You will get this search page is you type www. anydomain name that doesn't have a current DNS record assigned.
»www.thisdomaindoesntexist1245.com for instance will return the comcast search page.
This is in fact DNS redirection. | |
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Comcast Simplifies DNS Redirection Opt Out
Opt-out process to just flipping a switch - NOT
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