OT - Small DNS "appliances" for remote offices.

Michael Bubb michael.bubb at gmail.com
Wed Feb 18 17:32:35 UTC 2015


What is your desired cost per unit?

Reminds me of needing small pfsense based boxes a few years back. Used this
company's hardware:

http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/solutions/firewall-networking/

I bet you could get something fairly rugged and low maintenance for $400 or
so.

On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Ray Van Dolson <rvandolson at esri.com> wrote:

> Hopefully not too far off topic for this list.
>
> Am looking for options to deploy DNS caching resolvers at remote
> locations where there may only be minimal infrastructure (FW and Cisco
> equipment) and limited options for installing a noisier, more power
> hugnry  servers or appliances from a vendor.  Stuff like Infoblox is
> too expensive.
>
> We're BIND-based and leaning to stick that way, but open to other
> options if they present themselves.
>
> Am considering the Soekris net6501-50.  I can dump a Linux image on
> there with our DNS config, indudstrial grade design, and OK
> performance.  If the thing fails, clients will hopefully not notice due
> to anycast which will just hit another DNS server somewhere else on the
> network albeit with additional latency.  We ship out a replacement
> device rather than mucking with trying to repair.
>
> There's also stuff like this[1] which probably gives me more horsepower
> on my CPU, but maybe not as reliable.
>
> Maybe I'm overengineering this.  What do others do at smaller remote
> sites?  Also considering putting resolvers only at "hub" locations in
> our MPLS network based on some latency-based radius.
>
> Ray
>
> [1] http://www.newegg.com/Mini-Booksize-Barebone-PCs/SubCategory/ID-309
>



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