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Re:Tech press misses Google/Amazon name grab by pooriaazimi on Saturday June 16, 2012 @04:13PM (#4121486)
Sometimes changing DNS servers causes biiiig (and confusing) problems with captive networks.
Re:Tech press misses Google/Amazon name grab by jrockway on Saturday June 16, 2012 @11:45PM (#4122166)
The problem is the concept of hijacking DNS in order to show ads or beg for money on a wireless network. It's like saying that you don't want hands because when you hit them with a hammer, they start bleeding all over the place. The solution is to not hit your hand with a hammer, not to not have hands. Because they're pretty useful except for the whole bleeding thing.
Re:Tech press misses Google/Amazon name grab by pooriaazimi on Sunday June 17, 2012 @04:56AM (#4122536)
I was merely suggesting that changing DNS servers does not always work well in real life, most unfortunately.