Hacking Create your own DNS Server to Block Nintendo Updates

[OriginalHamster]

Have you tried the nslookup tests i provided above on your PC? How did they result?

Also I set ROUTER_OR_GATEWAY_IP = MyPC_IP
Is that right?

 

[Ninja_Carver]

Great, so it looks like locally, your DNS server is working... Have you created a rule in Windows Firewall both incoming and outgoing to allow UDP port 53? that is the only other consideration I can think of that would prevent your WiiU from using this DNS server. Try to disable Windows Firewall all together for testing...

 

[OriginalHamster]

Great, so it looks like locally, your DNS server is working... Have you created a rule in Windows Firewall both incoming and outgoing to allow UDP port 53? that is the only other consideration I can think of that would prevent your WiiU from using this DNS server. Try to disable Windows Firewall all together for testing...

I create a rule to allow UDP 53 (in out), but still cannot enter to any page through Wii U.
Error Code: 112-1006 Could not displat page.
:c

 

[Ninja_Carver]

I create a rule to allow UDP 53 (in out), but still cannot enter to any page through Wii U.
Error Code: 112-1006 Could not displat page.
:c

Can we Turn Windows Firewall off to check if that is the issue or not? Which IP are you entering in the WiiU for DNS server? Can you show me your output of 'ipconfig /all' from the command prompt?

EDIT: aside from Windows Firewall, do you also have any other firewalls like Norton or McAfee Internet Security, something like that?

 

[OriginalHamster]

Can we Turn Windows Firewall off to check if that is the issue or not? Which IP are you entering in the WiiU for DNS server? Can you show me your output of 'ipconfig /all' from the command prompt?

EDIT: aside from Windows Firewall, do you also have any other firewalls like Norton or McAfee Internet Security, something like that?

Yep I deactivated every shield, it's strange, it sometimes now load a page (although extremely slow) or just give up timming it out. For example if I load a page it start fine but the blue bar get stuck oround 80%, then kaput.
I should mention my PC is pretty slow, maybe that's the problem?

 

[Ninja_Carver]

Yep I deactivated every shield, it's strange, it sometimes now load a page (although extremely slow) or just give up timming it out.
I should mention my PC is pretty slow, maybe that's the problem?

It's strange to me that it sometimes loads and sometimes does not... Take a site that didn't load on the WiiU, let's say its www.gbatemp.net... Go to command prompt and do 'nslookup www.gbatemp.net 127.0.0.1' does it return an IP Address?
Running a DNS server is not CPU intensive. You can run it on an ancient computer.

What did you use for Secondary DNS Server on your WiiU?

 

[OriginalHamster]

It's strange to me that it sometimes loads and sometimes does not... Take a site that didn't load on the WiiU, let's say its www.gbatemp.net... Go to command prompt and do 'nslookup www.gbatemp.net 127.0.0.1' does it return an IP Address?
Running a DNS server is not CPU intensive. You can run it on an ancient computer.

What did you use for Secondary DNS Server on your WiiU?

nslookup www.gbatemp.net 127.0.0.1
Server: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1
DNS request timed out
        timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out
        timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out
        timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out
        timeout was 2 seconds.
***localhost timeout

Only www.google.com gets response
I'm using:
DNS1: 8.8.8.8
DNS2: 8.8.4.4
On PC, Wii U has the same

I think it's a DNS provided by google, been using it without problems.
Maybe we need specify that DNS in the named.conf file?

 

[Ninja_Carver]

ok now it looks like the DNS service is not running... Previously it seemed it was... Can you check the Application Event Log for any errors? Or can you try to restart the named service by typing 'net start named' from an Administrative command prompt?

 

[Ninja_Carver]

ok now it looks like the DNS service is not running... Previously it seemed it was... Can you check the Application Event Log for any errors? Or can you try to restart the named service by typing 'net start named' from an Administrative command prompt?

also, hang on, you use 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 on your WiiU? You need to set DNS1 to the IP of your PC, and DNS2 should be 127.0.0.1....

The reason we set DNS2 to 127.0.0.1 (which will obviously fail), we don't want your WiiU to fall back to a DNS server that can actually resolve the nintendo hosts.

 

[OriginalHamster]

also, hang on, you use 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 on your WiiU? You need to set DNS1 to the IP of your PC, and DNS2 should be 127.0.0.1....

The reason we set DNS2 to 127.0.0.1 (which will obviously fail), we don't want your WiiU to fall back to a DNS server that can actually resolve the nintendo hosts.

Changes:
Wii U side
IP "auto obtain"
DNS1 "myPC_ip"
DNS2 "127.0.0.1"

PC side
IP "myPC_ip"
Subnet Mask "255.255.255.0"
Gateway "192.168.1.1"
DNS1 "8.8.8.8"
DNS2 "8.8.4.4"

Now it can't get pass the connection test ;C
Where do I check the Event Log?

 

[starerik]

Don't really know if I'm supposed to keep it to "ROUTER_OR_GATEWAY_IP" or the actual IP adress of my router. I feel like the intern in Rat Race who types "shift" instead of hitting the Shift key. Network is really not my area.

 

[Ninja_Carver]

You can't pass the connection test, that's OK.... try to load some websites, but before you do that... make sure the named service is running.
From Administrative command prompt do the following:

net stop named
net start named

 

[Ninja_Carver]

Don't really know if I'm supposed to keep it to "ROUTER_OR_GATEWAY_IP" or the actual IP adress of my router. I feel like the intern in Rat Race who types "shift" instead of hitting the Shift key. Network is really not my area.

The instructions actually call for you to change that... Put your router IP address in there... If you're not sure what your router IP is, you can use 4.2.2.2 or 4.2.2.1. But I strongly recommend using your own router's IP. You can find it by typing IPCONFIG /all

 

[starerik]

The instructions actually call for you to change that... Put your router IP address in there... If you're not sure what your router IP is, you can use 4.2.2.2 or 4.2.2.1. But I strongly recommend using your own router's IP. You can find it by typing IPCONFIG /all

Good, that's what I did.

Seems like it works! I can use the web browser but eShop can't find the server.

 

[Ninja_Carver]

Good, that's what I did.

Seems like it works! I can use the web browser but eShop can't find the server.

Awesome, glad it worked well for you.

 

[starerik]

Just wondering, though. Is there an equivalent of Bind for Mac? Now I have to use the secondary computer everytime I start the Wii U. I use Mac primarily.

 

[Ninja_Carver]

Just wondering, though. Is there an equivalent of Bind for Mac? Now I have to use the secondary computer everytime I start the Wii U. I use Mac primarily.

Yes, BIND can be compiled on a Mac, not sure how familiar you are with that... The tarball can be found here.. ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.9.7/bind-9.9.7.tar.gz
I'm not sure if theres a precompiled .pkg for them (that would save you a lot of time). The other alternative is to run a Windows VM inside your mac with Virtualbox... I can also help you set this up in Linux if you prefer that over Windows.

 

[starerik]

I already have Windows in Parallels on it, but it drains a lot of CPU. Thanks for the link! Luckily I have friends with compiling and programming experience (with a Mac.)

 

[OriginalHamster]

You can't pass the connection test, that's OK.... try to load some websites, but before you do that... make sure the named service is running.
From Administrative command prompt do the following:

net stop named
net start named

Connection test failed, but it allow me to kinda "load" pages, sometimes it fails to load, it's very random, is like it's struggling to get reponse lol

 

[Ninja_Carver]

Connection test failed, but it allow me to kinda "load" pages, sometimes it fails to load, it's very random, is like it's struggling to get reponse lol

As long as your network is healthy, there should be no randomness..

Find the Windows Event Viewer, and look in the Application Event log... Any errors in there pertaining to named?