We only need a very very lightweight DNS server in an isolated VLAN that can reply to DNS queries for a few type A records.
If dnsmasq had been available on AIX it would have been perfect.
Original Message:
Sent: Mon May 20, 2024 04:41 AM
From: José Pina Coelho
Subject: dnsmasq alternatives
Then you need to run a centralized DNS server. It's really easy to produce DNS zones from an /etc/hosts.
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José Pina Coelho
IT Specialist at Kyndryl
Original Message:
Sent: Fri May 17, 2024 11:38 AM
From: Sylvain
Subject: dnsmasq alternatives
Very lightweight like a « centralized » /etc/hosts with a few A records.
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Sent: 5/17/2024 11:11:00 AM
From: Mario
Subject: RE: dnsmasq alternatives
unbound however there's no package in the toolbox for AIX.
Good old BIND comes with AIX. Actually, not sure if unbound is considered "lighter" than BIND. unbound/nsd are used together to create a full DNS server where nsd is the authoritative component and unbound is the recursing component. Ran BIND for years on AIX with split zones for enclaved systems. Worked well.
I guess it depends what you consider "lightweight". dnsmasq does quite a lot, including DHCP. If you're doing a little project, maybe consider spinning up something that runs DNS well, like pfsense/opnsense. unbound is standard there with a nice GUI.
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Mario
Original Message:
Sent: Fri May 17, 2024 10:15 AM
From: Sylvain
Subject: dnsmasq alternatives
Hi all,
it seems that dnsmasq does not exist for AIX.
Do you know lightweight DNS alternatives for AIX ?
Thanks