Re: Recommended DNS server for a medium 20-30k users isp

[Mel Beckman via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

We do do it. No problems in ten years. We upgrade the firewalls to cheaper, faster, more reliable models every few 
years. In the meantime, DNS traffic has actual declined, probably due to DOH.

I'm happy to hear your war stories 🙂

 -mel
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From: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
Sent: Friday, August 8, 2025 9:19 AM
To: Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>
Cc: North American Network Operators Group <nanog () lists nanog org>
Subject: Re: Recommended DNS server for a medium 20-30k users isp

Mel Beckman wrote on 08/08/2025 17:08:
> Appropriately sized, HA firewall pairs mitigate this pretty handily.

Mel,

Please don't let me stop you from doing this. The failure modes are
really quite entertaining, at least from a distance. Anyone got popcorn?

Nick
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