# Google DNS blocking domain

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [December 2, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393 "2016-12-02T01:05:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![keithnteri](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/keithnteri/32/263_2.png) [@keithnteri](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/keithnteri)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/1 "2016-12-02T01:05:05Z")

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Google DNS servers are blocking the [realmacsoftware.com](http://realmacsoftware.com) domain. Just thought you should all know if you use that as your DNS server. Issue was driving me crazy for the past 3 days.

Someone at RealMacSoftware might want to investigate why they are being blocked by Google for DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

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**Author:** ![1611mac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/1611mac/32/5675_2.png) [@1611mac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/1611mac)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/2 "2016-12-02T01:38:38Z")

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working fine for me here in eastern US

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**Author:** ![mdlong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@mdlong](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mdlong)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/3 "2016-12-02T02:43:50Z")

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I live in Australia and haven’t been able to connect to the [realmacsoftware.com](http://realmacsoftware.com) site for nearly a week. I thought that it must be a temporary problem on their end, but when it persisted I used a VPN to move my IP address to the UK and it worked fine. I then changed it the the USA and it also works fine. But if I try to connect ‘natively’ then I get a ‘can’t find server’ error. It does appear that the DNS servers are blocking the site.

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**Author:** ![dezac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@dezac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dezac)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/4 "2016-12-02T03:34:47Z")

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Yes, the (Google) name servers 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4 are currently failing to resolve (non-recursively) [realmacsoftware.com](http://realmacsoftware.com) to its IP.

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; \<\<\>\> DiG 9.8.1-P1 \<\<\>\> @8.8.8.8 [realmacsoftware.com](http://realmacsoftware.com) A +norecurse +m  
; (1 server found)  
;; global options: +cmd  
;; Got answer:  
;; -\>\>HEADER\<\<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 2701  
;; flags: qr ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0  
;; QUESTION SECTION:  
;[realmacsoftware.com](http://realmacsoftware.com). IN A  
;; Query time: 2 msec  
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)  
;; WHEN: Fri Dec 2 03:09:24 2016  
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 37

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Some of my devices using Google to resolve name queries are also having difficulty accessing RealMac’s site.

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**Author:** ![swilliam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swilliam/32/14799_2.png) [@swilliam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swilliam)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/5 "2016-12-02T03:48:13Z")

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Had same problem, tried a few different DNS, this one works (for me at least)

comodo works for me:  
8.26.56.26  
8.20.247.20

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**Author:** ![MarkSealey](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/marksealey/32/22895_2.png) [@MarkSealey](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MarkSealey)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/6 "2016-12-02T14:50:57Z")

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[OpenDNS](https://www.opendns.com) is also very reliable…

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**Author:** ![Elixir](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/elixir/32/25498_2.png) [@Elixir](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Elixir)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/7 "2016-12-02T15:19:03Z")

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Down for me on Google’s DNS servers as well. Has been for a while now. Had to switch to my ISP’s own DNS servers to get here to post.

//cc: @dan

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**Author:** ![used2be](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/used2be/32/1595_2.png) [@used2be](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/used2be)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/8 "2016-12-03T19:28:26Z")

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Won’t work either where I’m at (s. Interior BC, Canada), [comodo.com](http://comodo.com) as pointed out above does wor:  
8.26.56.26  
8.20.247.20

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**Author:** ![MarkSealey](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/marksealey/32/22895_2.png) [@MarkSealey](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MarkSealey)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/9 "2016-12-03T19:58:46Z")

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Has anyone PM’d or emailed Dan?

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**Author:** ![zeebe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zeebe/32/22007_2.png) [@zeebe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zeebe)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/10 "2016-12-03T20:01:37Z")

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They know about it, we were talking with @LaPan on Joe’s weekly hangout yesterday about it.

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**Author:** ![MarkSealey](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/marksealey/32/22895_2.png) [@MarkSealey](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MarkSealey)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-dns-blocking-domain/11393/11 "2016-12-04T06:19:03Z")

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Good. Thanks, Rob!

Google can be fickle: for over a year (maybe two) I was getting a [failure in Safari when performing searches](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7043641?start=15&tstart=0).

Eventually it got fixed - no word, acknowledgement or explanation…