OT - Small DNS "appliances" for remote offices.

Wed Feb 18 18:01:22 UTC 2015

Have you looked at Mikrotik?
www.mikrotik.com 

It may be lacking for DNS options you want, but worth a look.

Justin

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> On Feb 18, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Michael Bubb <michael.bubb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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