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.rea...@zeninternet.co.uk> wrote: > On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 06:28:16 -0800 > Ray Van Dolson <rvandol...@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. >
