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How to check if DNS is encrypted?

I have installed DNSCrypt , its OpenDNS encrypted DNS patch for Ubuntu & other Linux users & it's working fine. How do I know if my DNS is encrypted? I have googled but didn't find anything. Status one@onezero:~$ status dnscrypt dnscrypt…
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DNScrypt proxy not working

I've installed DNScrypt proxy from https://github.com/opendns/dnscrypt-proxy/downloads and installed it under Ubuntu 11.10 x64. I started the proxy by sudo /usr/sbin/dnscrypt-proxy --daemonize syslog states dnscrypt-proxy[2615]: dnscrypt-proxy is…
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dnscrypt-proxy - find the best DNS resolver and update the dnscrypt-resolvers list

I have installed dnscrypt-proxy and the default resolver I have is: resolver1.dnscrypt.eu. Is it possible to find the fastest DNS resolver from the list here: Also I have installed the program from PPA, so my DNS resolvers list is not the same as…
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How to Run Dnscrypt-proxy in Vivid?

I updated to Ubuntu Vivid the other day, and now I am having problems. I cannot get dnscrypt-proxy to start (amongst other programs). I am guessing it has to do with the systemd switch. This is what happens when I try to start dnscrypt-proxy: $…
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Encrypt Decrypt using Dnscrypt on Ubuntu

Is there a good guide for encrypting decrypting using Dnscrypt on Ubuntu?
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How to setup Dnscrypt with a DNS cache service?

I wanted to setup dnscrypt but the dnscrypt-proxy manpage says I shouldn't run it without a dns cache service like dnsmasq or unbound. As far as I know Ubuntu doesn't have a working dns cache service. So how do I proceed from here? Should I install…
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Vivid - broken package using upstart on a systemd install

I tried to get dnscrypt-proxy working from this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~anton+/+archive/ubuntu/dnscrypt EDIT: this PPA is outdated, and the correct one to use is https://launchpad.net/~xuzhen666/+archive/ubuntu/dnscrypt After installing, it…
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dnscrypt-proxy - check what resolver I am using

I have installed dnscrypt-proxy on my ubuntu 14.04. Now I'd like to check what resolver I am using. I know that the default configuration uses OpenDNS server, but I'd like to know what server it's using among those listed in the default list:…
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cant connect internet after installing dnscrypt

i was installing dnscrypt proxy in ubuntu 17.10 following guide below http://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2017/11/how-to-install-dnscrypt-on-ubuntu-1710.html?m=1 it all went well and dnscrypt working fine. the next time i turn on the computer i just can't…
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dnscrypt-proxy failed to start on 17.10

I installed dnscrypt-proxy from the repo. I didn't touch any config. Here's the error message $ systemctl status dnscrypt-proxy.service ● dnscrypt-proxy.service - DNSCrypt client proxy Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.service;…
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How to cache dnscrypt-proxy with dnsmasq+resolvconf?

Due to my ISP intercepting some DNS requests and return 'redirected' A records, I want to use dnscrypt-proxy on my computer (my workstation, actually, running Ubuntu 16.04) What I have done is install dnscrypt-proxy and point it to one of the public…
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DNScrypt proxy and Ubuntu 16.04 - can't run it on startup

I have upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 and I have installed dnscrypt-proxy from repository. Then I have just edited the /etc/default/dnscrypt-proxy file changing the DNSCRYPT_PROXY_RESOLVER_NAME="" line with DNSCRYPT_PROXY_RESOLVER_NAME=cisco. After that…
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`dnscrypt-proxy' package freeze at update, remove or reinstall

I'm trying to upgrade packages, every time I ran sudo apt-get upgrade process freezes at setting up dnscrypt-proxy: Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1) ... Processing…
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dnscrypt makes network unavailable

i'm using ubuntu 18.04 and i tried to install dnscrypt using this tutorial but when i tried to connect to a website it always failed, i tried to check the status of the dnscrypt service, and it shows error [ERROR] Unable to retrieve server…
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Corp net DNS name resolution via VPN?

I have configured a split tunnel VPN to connect my home computer to my corporate network. I can simultaneously ping internet hosts (by name) and corporate servers (but only by address, not name). tracepath confirms the traffic is using the…
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