[OPLINLIST] FW: OpenDNS Question

[Karl Jendretzky]

Cory, 

Currently there are 91 libraries under the OPLIN OpenDNS account, though I can't say for sure what each one is using it for. 

Your situation is a bit of a pinch. Only thing I can think of is to identify which records the client actually needs from the AD server, and then if those are static to replicate them in the client hosts file, thus bypassing the need for that workstation to us the AD server for DNS resolution. I don't have much experience with AD servers, so that's more of a guess than anything. 

Lastly Chad is correct about needing to filter all workstations to be CIPA compliant. OLC has some info on that topic at http://olc.org/CIPAIntro.php; Chad's comment is reinforced by questions #5 on the FAQ document.

Karl Jendretzky
Technology Manager
Ohio Public Library Information Network
jendreka at oplin.org
(614) 728-1515 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cory Dahlinghaus" <dahlinghaus at wrightlibrary.org> 
To: oplinlist at lists.oplin.org 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 1:27:25 PM 
Subject: [OPLINLIST] FW: OpenDNS Question 


Hello, 

How many libraries are using OpenDNS provided by OPLIN? 
If so, are you filtering all computers or just certain workstations? 

The wifi computers was easy to set up since I could just add the OpenDNS servers to the router. 

I’m having trouble coming up with a way to filter our PCReservation computers since they are connected to the domain. I only need to filter 9 domain computers so I can’t add the forwarders to the DNS or all get blocked. If I change the DNS settings locally on the workstation, then the workstation won’t resolve with the domain. Maybe I am just making it to difficult. 

Any suggestion? 

Cory Dahlinghaus 
Wright Memorial Public Library 

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