Re: OT - Small DNS "appliances" for remote offices.

[Denys Fedoryshchenko <denys () visp net lb>]

On 2015-02-19 18:26, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:52:42 +0000, David Reader said:
>
> > I'm using several to connect sensors, actuators, and such to a private
> > network, which it's great for - but I'd think at least twice before 
> > deploying
> > one as a public-serving host in user-experience-critical role in a 
> > remote
> > location.
>
> I have a Pi that's found a purpose in life as a remote smokeping sensor 
> and
> related network monitoring, a task it does quite nicely.
>
> Note that they just released the Pi 2, which goes from the original 
> single-core
> ARM V6 to a quad-core ARM V7, and increases memory from 256M to1G. All 
> at the
> same price point.  That may change the calculus. I admit not having 
> gotten one
> in hand to play with yet.
Weird thing - it still has Ethernet over ugly USB 2.0
That kills any interest to run it for any serious networking 
applications.

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Best regards,
Denys