[gentoo-embedded] NSLU2 as a DNS server

[gentoo-embedded] NSLU2 as a DNS server

[wireless]

Hello,

It looks to me as though the NSLU2 (32 meg of ram) is short on
ram to act as a DNS primary/secondary server on a small single
static IP network.

1. Is there anyone that has successfully put more than 32 M of
ram on a NSLU2 device? Anyone know where I can purchase one
with at least 128 if not 256M ram?

http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/FattenYourSlug


2. Would there be any problem installing DJBDNS on this this
device? Would any of the other necessary software for a DNS
primary, be a problem?

3. Any other c library issues in running one of these computers
as a dns server?

4. I found this link:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Linksys_NSLU2

any other useful links for low_cost  gentoo(embedded-gentoo)
computers that have sufficient resources to be a dns server
for a small network, are of interest to me.

curiously,

James


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Re: [gentoo-embedded] NSLU2 as a DNS server

[Kelly Price]

On 10/9/06, wireless <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 2. Would there be any problem installing DJBDNS on this this
> device? Would any of the other necessary software for a DNS
> primary, be a problem?
>
> 3. Any other c library issues in running one of these computers
> as a dns server?
>

Instead of DJBDNS, I would use DNSMASQ which is quite small onto
itself, and lets you define static IP addresses for DHCPCD users.

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Re: [gentoo-embedded] NSLU2 as a DNS server

[wireless]

Kelly Price wrote:
> On 10/9/06, wireless <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> 2. Would there be any problem installing DJBDNS on this this
>> device? Would any of the other necessary software for a DNS
>> primary, be a problem?
>>
>> 3. Any other c library issues in running one of these computers
>> as a dns server?
>>
> 
> Instead of DJBDNS, I would use DNSMASQ which is quite small onto
> itself, and lets you define static IP addresses for DHCPCD users.
> 
Um, I need primary dns server capabilities, it is to be
authoritative.... It is the name server of record, except for the
root servers....

As such any form of DNS masquerading is not going to be sufficient.

Or did I miss something?


James



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Re: [gentoo-embedded] NSLU2 as a DNS server

[Natanael Copa]

On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 13:08 -0400, wireless wrote:
> Kelly Price wrote:
> > On 10/9/06, wireless <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 2. Would there be any problem installing DJBDNS on this this
> >> device? Would any of the other necessary software for a DNS
> >> primary, be a problem?
> >>
> >> 3. Any other c library issues in running one of these computers
> >> as a dns server?
> >>
> >
> > Instead of DJBDNS, I would use DNSMASQ which is quite small onto
> > itself, and lets you define static IP addresses for DHCPCD users.
> >
> Um, I need primary dns server capabilities, it is to be
> authoritative.... It is the name server of record, except for the
> root servers....
> 
> As such any form of DNS masquerading is not going to be sufficient.
> 
> Or did I miss something?

dnsmasq can share the /etc/hosts file. Kind of ppor mans auth dns
server.

You have also dnrd. (its badly documented (my fault) but it can do
limitd auth DNS hosint.g NS records, A records)

I don't recomment any of those if you need to be auth dns for more than
your own small network.

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Re: [gentoo-embedded] NSLU2 as a DNS server

[Joshua ChaitinPollak]

Have you considered running dnsmasq? It works very well for us and  
uses /etc/hosts as its data store.

-Josh

On Oct 9, 2006, at 11:38 AM, wireless wrote:

> Hello,
>
> It looks to me as though the NSLU2 (32 meg of ram) is short on
> ram to act as a DNS primary/secondary server on a small single
> static IP network.
>
> 1. Is there anyone that has successfully put more than 32 M of
> ram on a NSLU2 device? Anyone know where I can purchase one
> with at least 128 if not 256M ram?
>
> http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/FattenYourSlug
>
>
> 2. Would there be any problem installing DJBDNS on this this
> device? Would any of the other necessary software for a DNS
> primary, be a problem?
>
> 3. Any other c library issues in running one of these computers
> as a dns server?
>
> 4. I found this link:
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Linksys_NSLU2
>
> any other useful links for low_cost  gentoo(embedded-gentoo)
> computers that have sufficient resources to be a dns server
> for a small network, are of interest to me.
>
> curiously,
>
> James
>
>
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>
>

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