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When I click on the first link in iOS Safari I get sent to a search results page served by my (read: my parents’) ISP. That’s pretty disturbing. The second lin
by baddox 7y ago
When I click on the first link in iOS Safari I get sent to a search results page served by my (read: my parents’) ISP. That’s pretty disturbing.
The second link appears to work. It’s a page that says “It works!” but it’s not HTTPS so of course I have no way of knowing whether that’s the ISP playing tricks as well. ;)
- lostgame 7y agoTime to change ISP's or check for malware :/
- oplav 7y agoWhy is that disturbing? For me, the name doesn't resolve (http://pn/ http://pn/). Assuming you are using your parents' ISP's default DNS servers, isn't it a safe, though less-than-desirable, result for the ISP to forward you to a search page when resolution fails?
- barsonme 7y agoNo, the DNS should return NXDOMAIN and that’s it.
- BenjiWiebe 7y agoUsing a different DNS server not provided by the ISP would most likely solve the problem. You can do so in either the router or your computer/phone. Two well known and performant public DNS servers are found at 1.1.1.1 (CloudFlare) and 8.8.8.8 (Google).