On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 2:49 AM, Scott Lambert <[email protected]> wrote:
> I remember seeing something years ago about the ability to use pfSense > as an appliance to run a dedicated process. I think the post was > specifically about running a name server. > > My search-fu is not great enough to locate the post/thread I think I > remember. Nor is it good enough to find any recent references to using > pfSense in a non-firewalling/non-routing context. > > I need to roll out some additional cacheing name servers to low power > sites across my network. I am thinking of using something along the > lines of a Via C-7 system we got from Hacom years ago and is laying > around idle. Atom processors would likely be better clock cycle/watt > these days. > > I would prefer to not have to manage a full FreeBSD install and would > like to use a GUI so the less technical people can "fix" issues when I > am out of pocket. I basically want to use pfSense for the GUI and OS > maintenance with a cacheing name server as the primary role. > > I can always beat the underlying NanoBSD into submission. However, I > was hoping there was an option, or series of options, which would make > this all point and clicky. If the options exist, I overlooked them > today while upgrading and re-familiarizing myself with pfSense on the > old Hacom box and need a clue-by-four to the head. > > If anyone has a pointer to the documentation or thread describing the > process, I would very much appreciate a kick in the right direction. > > -- > Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin > [email protected] Here's one: http://serverfault.com/questions/87190/pfsense-as-caching-dns-server I think there also used to be something on the Wiki, but I can't seem to find it there or via the WayBack Machine. If all you hook up to the pfSense box is a LAN connection, then it doesn't do any firewall/routing stuff but you can still use its DNS server, DHCP server, etc. Moshe -- Moshe Katz -- [email protected] -- +1(301)867-3732
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