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16-01-2023 09:07 PM
It's not often I ask for thoughts but this is bugging me now.
For a good few months I've been running DoT, blissfully unaware of any problems since I ran a DNS leak test when I first set my router up and saw nothing but WoodyNet serrvers (UK Quad9 provider). Ran a leak test today and I see Exa Networks Ltd intercepting my DNS requests. I could have asked on snbforums but this is a n issue outside of firmware and hardware, and I believe ISP related. But how are they doing this.
Pushing my connection through a London VPN and Exa disappear, but as soon as I drop the vpn they're back.. Who, what, how, when and why?
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16-01-2023 10:45 PM
Exa networks provide the Quad9 infrastructure in some dominions - it is not an intercept!
16-01-2023 10:45 PM
Exa networks provide the Quad9 infrastructure in some dominions - it is not an intercept!
17-01-2023 06:55 AM
Thanks. I've never seen them before and I couldn't find any info on them. Better to be safe eh?
17-01-2023 07:23 PM
Yup! If you have a VPN then try relocating yourself to different places and perform the same tests, you'll find that both Quad9 and AdGuard use some dodgily named connections!
17-01-2023 07:31 PM
The reason I was suspitious was there was nothing that I could find to link them with quad9.
If you Google 'quad9 dns WoodyNet' you get confirmation if the link. Nothing for exa other than normal daily business.
I use my own VPN on a VPS in London, saves me plenty 😁