Re: OT - Small DNS "appliances" for remote offices.

[Glenn Robuck <techravingmad () gmail com>]

We recently installed one of these basically as digital signage, but I
think it should work fine for your needs too.  We've had no issues with it
at all. (we installed ubuntu)

It's the ECS Liva mini-pc

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_LIVA.aspx?DetailID=1560&LanID=0



On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:55 AM, David Reader <
david.reader () zeninternet co uk> wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 06:28:16 -0800
> Ray Van Dolson <rvandolson () esri com> wrote:
>
> > Hopefully not too far off topic for this list.
> >
> > Am looking for options to deploy DNS caching resolvers at remote
> > locations
>
> > We're BIND-based and leaning to stick that way, but open to other
> > options if they present themselves.
>
> I've found that "unbound" is lighter on the machine, but it does depends
> what you require feature-wise and/or operationally, of course.
>
> > 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.
>
> If you're looking at Soekris, you might also find the PCEngines products
> interesting.
>
> The "APU" series appears similar at a glance - and they do offer a case
> (not rackmount, sadly - although 3rd parties might) to suit.
>
> http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm
>
> At the lower end, the "ALIX" boards are available in a standard 100mm x
> 160mm "eurocard" format which makes them very easy to rack up..
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/81p75pyz1ngsvm6/DSCN0916.JPG?dl=0
>
> Whichever way you do it, a small low-power box running entirely from flash
> or ssd is likely to be a good "fit and forget" (security updates aside!)
> solution.
>
> If you want to run from a cheap flash card, and are a linux shop,
> http://linux.voyage.hk/ is a debian-derived system targetting the
> PCEngines boards which runs with a read-only filesystem.
>
> d.