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Is OpenDNS down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, OpenDNS is up.

No outage detected, and no user reports in the last hour.

OpenDNS's own status page: status.umbrella.com

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Not working for you? Official status pageStatus page

User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 96 flowing 0 slow (elevated) 0 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

1 report in total, counted in 15-minute windows

No problem reports came in for OpenDNS in the last hour, and at this time of day there are usually almost none. Over the last 24 hours there were 1 report. Worldwide, most recent reports were about DNS (67%) and hosting (33%). There has been no spike in reports since 18 October. These are user reports from the US, where most people report OpenDNS problems.

Around the world right now: normal in 71 other countries. By country

NormalClose to the usual level24 h · 1 report
ElevatedMore than 1.5 times the usual levelNone in this chart
OutageMore than twice the usual level and far above the day's averageNone in this chart
Usual levelWhat a usual day sees at that timeAlmost none at this time of day

Reports, last hour

Quiet

Uptime, 24 h

100.00%

No outage windows

Last outage

None

In the last 24 hours

Busiest 15 minutes

1 report, 10 h ago

Last 24 hours

OpenDNS outages and problems

In the past 24 hours, 1 user report came in for OpenDNS. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.

The busiest 15-minute window had 1 report, about 10 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.

No problems detected in the last 24 hoursReports for OpenDNS stayed at their usual level the whole time.

Official status

What OpenDNS's status page says

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Report categories

What people can report about OpenDNS

What went wrong

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for OpenDNS worldwide.

DNS67%
Hosting33%

Share of 3 recent reports that said what was wrong, from every country listed below.

World map

OpenDNS reports around the world

In the last 24 hours, 16 problem reports about OpenDNS came in from 6 countries. Right now reports are at the usual level in every country.

Outage now
Problems now
Normal

Each dot is a group of recent reports, coloured by how its country is doing now; bigger dots, more reports.

Country	Now	24 hours
France	Normal	6
The US numbers above	Normal	4
Brazil	Normal	3
Italy	Normal	1
Algeria	Normal	1
Tunisia	Normal	1
The UK	Normal	0
The UAE	Normal	0
Turkey	Normal	0
The Netherlands	Normal	0
Belgium	Normal	0
Portugal	Normal	0

Each country's status compares its reports with the usual level there. 60 more countries had 0 reports in the last 24 hours. Map outlines: Natural Earth.

Last 30 days

OpenDNS problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 18 October, OpenDNS had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.

By country

Each square is one day in the countries with the most reports: red when reports stayed at outage level for half an hour or more, amber when they stayed above the usual level for an hour or more, grey otherwise.

Brazil13
France10
The US9
Bangladesh8
Algeria5
Bahrain4
Italy2
Canada1

Country history starts on 28 October 2026. Days run from midnight to midnight, Central European time.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 18 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix OpenDNS not working

OpenDNS is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

Your browser tries to reach opendns.com over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.

Check which DNS servers you are using
Start here, because a device still pointed at your ISP's resolver never touches the service at all. On Windows, run ipconfig /all in Command Prompt and read the DNS Servers line; on macOS, open System Settings > Network, select your connection, then Details > DNS. Compare what you see against the resolver addresses listed in the help centre.
Flush the DNS cache
A stale cached record keeps sending you to a dead address long after the resolver itself has recovered. On Windows, run ipconfig /flushdns in an elevated Command Prompt. The macOS command is sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder, and you should reload the page afterward.
Turn off secure DNS in your browser
Chrome, Edge and Firefox can each run their own encrypted DNS and skip whatever you set on the device. In Chrome or Edge, open Settings > Privacy and security > Security and switch off Use secure DNS; Firefox keeps the same option at the bottom of Settings > Privacy & Security. Any VPN or DNS-over-HTTPS client on the machine can do the same thing.
Check your network on the OpenDNS dashboard
Filtering and block pages only apply to the public IP registered on your account, so a fresh address from your ISP leaves your settings attached to a network you no longer use. Sign in and confirm the IP shown matches the one your router reports. If the trouble hits everyone, the official status page reports provider-side incidents, and the help centre covers the rest.

While OpenDNS is down: what to use instead

Cloudflare DNS Point your router or device at Cloudflare's resolver when pages fail to load and you need name lookups to work again.
Google Public DNS It fits if you want a plain resolver and can skip the content filtering that OpenDNS normally adds.
Quad9 Try this when you still want a public resolver with malicious-domain blocking.
Your ISP's DNS Automatic settings or the provider's servers are the simplest fallback if custom filtering is not a priority.

Your device

Fix OpenDNS on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone

OpenDNS on Windows

Fix: To fix OpenDNS issues on Windows, update your network adapter properties to use the OpenDNS IP addresses (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220). You should also flush your system's DNS cache to clear outdated routing data.
Check: To check if OpenDNS is down on Windows, visit welcome.opendns.com in your browser to see if you are actively using their service. You can also test connection response to the OpenDNS server IPs using network diagnostic tools.

Command Prompt

ping opendns.comTest whether OpenDNS's servers reply

nslookup opendns.comCheck that OpenDNS's DNS resolves

tracert opendns.comTrace where the connection drops

ipconfig /flushdnsClear the DNS cache, then reload

OpenDNS on Mac

Fix: Configure OpenDNS on macOS by adding their server IPs to your active connection's DNS settings in System Settings. Afterward, reset your local DNS cache to ensure the new settings take effect.
Check: Verify if OpenDNS is functional on your Mac by visiting their official welcome page to check your connection status. If websites fail to resolve but direct IP connections work, the OpenDNS servers may be experiencing issues.

Terminal

ping -c 4 opendns.comTest whether OpenDNS's servers reply

nslookup opendns.comCheck that OpenDNS's DNS resolves

traceroute opendns.comTrace where the connection drops

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFlush the macOS DNS cache, then reload

OpenDNS on Android

Fix: Fix OpenDNS on Android by configuring a Private DNS provider hostname in your Network settings, or by setting static DNS IPs for your Wi-Fi connection. Reconnecting to your Wi-Fi network will apply the changes.
Check: Check if OpenDNS is working on Android by opening your mobile browser and navigating to the OpenDNS welcome verification page. If pages do not load on Wi-Fi but work on mobile data, the DNS configuration may be offline.

OpenDNS on iPhone and iPad

Fix: To fix OpenDNS on iOS, edit your Wi-Fi network details in Settings and manually enter the OpenDNS server addresses under the DNS configuration. Toggle your Wi-Fi connection off and on to apply the update.
Check: Determine if OpenDNS is down on iOS by checking if welcome.opendns.com displays a successful configuration message in Safari. If you experience domain resolution errors only on configured Wi-Fi networks, the service might be unreachable.

About

What happens when OpenDNS goes down

OpenDNS is a public DNS resolver from Cisco, and it handles the lookups that turn a domain name into an address for homes, schools and offices that point their routers at it. When it stumbles, the internet does not go dark so much as slow to a crawl or refuse to resolve anything at all.

The first sign is usually that nothing loads even though the Wi-Fi or ethernet link looks fine, because your device cannot turn a hostname into an IP address. Pages that were cached may still come up while anything new times out, and apps that phone home on launch fail or spin. Sites that use OpenDNS content filtering can start blocking everything or letting everything through when the policy lookup fails. Trouble is often regional or partial rather than total, so one city or one ISP path reports failures while others resolve normally; check the official status page at https://status.umbrella.com/ and the help centre at https://www.opendns.com/support/ before you change your DNS settings.

Servers and network

OpenDNS IP address, servers and network

IPv4 address: 146.112.62.105
IPv6: Not offered
Network: AS36692 · Cisco OpenDNS, LLC, registered in the United States
DNS hosted by: its own name servers (opendns.com)
HTTPS certificate: Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until 11 Dec 2026 (40 days)
HTTP/3: Not advertised
Our check: Answered in 1,633 ms

Checked from our server in Frankfurt, Germany, 4 days ago, for www.opendns.com. Visitors elsewhere may see different addresses.

Checked from 11 places around the world

10 of 11 locations got an answer from www.opendns.com. Los Angeles got no answer (connection dropped). Some sites drop automated checks from particular data-centre servers, so this alone doesn't mean people in Los Angeles can't reach it; the live reports above show what users see. Fastest from Amsterdam (411 ms), slowest from Tokyo (2,452 ms). Every location connected to the same address, on Cisco OpenDNS, LLC (AS36692).

Location	Result	Time	Address reached
FrankfurtGermany	Up	458 ms	146.112.62.105
ViennaAustria	Up	481 ms	146.112.62.105
MilanItaly	Up	541 ms	146.112.62.105
ParisFrance	Up	483 ms	146.112.62.105
AmsterdamNetherlands	Up	411 ms	146.112.62.105
MadridSpain	Up	1,580 ms	146.112.62.105
WarsawPoland	Up	1,706 ms	146.112.62.105
Los AngelesUSA	Connection dropped	–	146.112.62.105
São PauloBrazil	Up	838 ms	146.112.62.105
SingaporeSingapore	Up	928 ms	146.112.62.105
TokyoJapan	Up	2,452 ms	146.112.62.105

Checked with check-host.net from its servers in these cities 4 days ago, for www.opendns.com. Time is how long each server took to load the page.

Questions

OpenDNS FAQ

Is OpenDNS down right now?

The status at the top of this page shows whether user problem reports for the service are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. This site does not ping or probe anything, so that reading is a report signal; check the official status page for confirmation. To tell whether the problem is only on your side, try the same site on another network or device; if it fails only on your connection, look at your DNS settings or router before blaming the resolver.

Why does OpenDNS show a block page on a site I know is safe?

A block page usually points to a content category or custom domain rule on your network. Check the dashboard for the network your device is on, then review blocked domains and category settings. If someone else manages the router or account, ask them to check the policy for that network.

How do I update the IP address OpenDNS has for my home network?

The service ties filtering to the public IP your router uses, so a new ISP lease can leave your network unmatched and your settings seem to stop working. Run the updater app on a device that stays on, or log in to the dashboard and refresh the network address by hand. After the change, flush your DNS cache or reboot the router if the old answer sticks.

Does OpenDNS on my router cover phones and game consoles too?

Yes, if the router hands out its DNS setting to the whole LAN, every device that uses the router for DNS follows the same filtering and block pages. A phone on cellular, or a console with a hardcoded DNS server, can bypass that; check each device's network settings if the results differ.

Can I use OpenDNS while a VPN is connected?

Often no, because the VPN client can push its own DNS servers and take over resolution while the tunnel is up. If you need filtering to apply, look for a DNS setting in the VPN app or a split tunnel option, then check the dashboard to confirm your queries land on the right network.

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How we track OpenDNS

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for OpenDNS, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for OpenDNS, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.

When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. This is separate from OpenDNS's official status page: user reports tend to show a problem early, while the official page confirms the cause. If the two disagree, check both.