Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 21:27:35 -0800 From: Studded <Studded@dal.net> To: Michael Gray <mtg@dmi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DNS Server Message-ID: <351C8A47.26086FEB@dal.net> References: <351C4D36.4C60@dmi.net>
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Michael Gray wrote: > > Hi FreeBSD, > I have been considerring building a DNS server. I have been told, this > is a $20k endeavor and is very complicated to maintain. I noticed in my > FreeBSD manual that you mention adding DNS services to the server > without much fanfare. > What does it really take? What options are actually available and what > type of machine requirements are there? Someone else already replied with the basic answer, which is that that quote is total BS (Barbra Streisand). :) What kind of hardware you need depends on a lot of factors. First, what kind of server do you want to set up? Are you planning to set up a resolving server for your customers? If so, how many customers are on line at a time? Do you want to set up a nameserver for your domain(s)? How big is the domain, and how active is it? In either case "a" nameserver is not what you want. It's especially important to have backups for name service to the outside world, at least one slave server on site and preferably one at a location on a different network. If you're talking a resolving server for customers, you should have one main server and at least one backup. At bare minimum you should be thinking a P166, 64M ram, and a 1 gig drive. This'll serve well for a medium ISP as a resolver, or name service. You can pick up a couple machines like that for well under $2k. If you plan to do it yourself the DNS and BIND 2nd ed. book is a requirement. If you're interested in hiring someone to set up services for you, mail me back privately and we can discuss terms. I can definitely do the job for less than $20k. :) You might also consider mailing freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org if you'd like more options. Good luck, Doug -- *** Chief Operations Officer, DALnet IRC network *** *** Proud operator, designer and maintainer of the world's largest *** Internet Relay Chat server. 5,328 clients and still growing. *** Try spider.dal.net on ports 6662-4 (Powered by FreeBSD) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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