Override my ISP's "domain not found" page?

Posted by Amanda on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Amanda
Published on 2012-11-24T21:24:21Z Indexed on 2012/11/24 23:06 UTC
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If I screw up typing a URL, my ISP shoots me over to their branded search page. So if I type "superuser" in my location bar I end up at http://domainnotfound.optimum.net/cablevassist/dnsassist/main/?domain=superuser

I'd like my browser to leave the location the way it was and just say "nothing doing," rather than redirecting me to a search.

Can I override that in my own /etc/hosts or at my router?

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