>-----Original Message----- >From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf >Of ML >Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 11:42 PM >To: CentOS mailing list >Subject: [CentOS] How fast? > >How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 >servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII boxes >with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. > >Same question as above, just a Vyatta type device, Firewalling....? My own experience is from my home network with mainly Windows-machines (three Win2k3 and three WinXP) and one linux webserver, plus the linux firewall appliance and the networked printer. On two of the Win2k3 servers, the DC's, I've installed a caching DNS. It's more than enough for my small LAN. Any lookups the internal DNS can't handle is forwarded to my ISP's DNS. In any case, the machines running the DNS services, Amd Athlon/1200 with 1,5GB RAM and the other's a Amd Sempron/3000 with 2GB RAM. NB, this is Windows. I'd imagine running linux on the same hardware as above and w/o X is more than enough to handle the load. As for firewalling, the mentioned linux firewall appliance runs off of a Amd Athlon/750 (or was it 850...?) with 512MB RAM. More than enough in any case. I used a P2 a few years back, and it was very quiet and pleasant, until the hardware gave up... 8-/ Anywat, the mentioned Compaqs are ideally suited for this. Go for it! -- /Sorin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 5106 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20091006/fa795c93/attachment-0005.bin>