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<p>Created page with &#039;==About== <a href="/mw/index.php?title=Category:networking&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:networking (page does not exist)">category:networking</a><a href="/mw/index.php?title=Category:internet&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:internet (page does not exist)">category:internet</a><a href="/DNS_redirection" title="DNS redirection">DNS redirection</a> is the practice of configuring a <a href="/mw/index.php?title=DNS_server&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DNS server (page does not exist)">DNS server</a> to return an actual <a href="/IP_address" title="IP address">IP address</a> when queried with an …&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==About==<br /> [[category:networking]][[category:internet]][[DNS redirection]] is the practice of configuring a [[DNS server]] to return an actual [[IP address]] when queried with an unknown [[domain name]].<br /> <br /> A properly-configured DNS server would report that the domain name could not be resolved, but some [[internet service provider|ISPs]] (especially larger ones) have found it useful to redirect such requests to a server which can respond by displaying a &quot;search page&quot; (if the query is an [[http]] request). This search page can then be [[monetized]], increasing the company&#039;s profits while making diagnosis of DNS problems in their customers&#039; networks more difficult.<br /> <br /> Companies known to practice DNS redirection include:<br /> * [[Verizon]], as of 2010 -- see [[8.15.7.117]], [[63.251.179.13]]<br /> * [[Earthlink]], as of 2006 -- it is possible they have since discontinued this</div>

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