OpenDNS & Dynamic IP Update
In my last blog post I showed you how to configure your Linux No-IP dynamic DNS update. In this post we are going to take DNS a bit further and show you how to make your internet surfing not only faster, but safer. OpenDNS is a free (or if you wish pay) service that gives you more control over your family's internet access. Their are several how-tos on the site for how to use it and set it up. Go ahead and setup a free account and it will immediately direct you to step by step documentation for setting up your home network to use it. Several benefits of why you should use OpenDNS include (but not limited to) faster speed since they cache sites, access controls to limit what sites you don't want to access, and history to see what and where your going on the internet. After you setup your account you will need to setup your dynamic IP updater so your access rules and history is applied even if your IP address changes. To do this you first need to install ddclient: # yum in...