How Does BIND Perform on PPC? 12
wmulvihillDxR asks: "I'm getting ready to replace our DNS box which serves about 15 zones but will soon grow to more. The current DNS box (a x86 box) gets hit pretty heavy sometimes. I'd like to know if any /.ers have had any success running BIND on any of the PPC Linux distros. We have a multitude of Mac boxen sitting around doing nothing (Yes, I work in a Mac shop, but use Linux on x86 for our servers). I'd prefer to put it on a x86 box but we don't have many of those handy. Are there any reports on using PPC machines for DNS? Any recommended PPC Linux distros?"
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My thoughts (Score:1)
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If bind does run out of real memory it dies.
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A *little* experience (Score:2)
Re:Other DNS (Score:2)
-russ
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Well... (Score:2)
As to the best distribution for PPC Macs... it depends on the Mac ie a NuBus Mac is gonna run a different distro from a PCI Mac. And even on PCI Macs, your success rate will depend greatly on how old of a PCI Mac it is.
You would do good to ask around, or even take some time and play with what's available before you commit to a particular distribution.
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OR WILL I?
DNS Cache is much cleaner than BIND and it's easier to get good results. Although a well-tuned BIND is still faster.
-- Eat your greens or I'll hit you!
Other DNS (Score:4)
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