Unbound as a recursive dns

[ajp2k14]

Would something like this be possible using Merlin FW/Entware?

https://docs.pi-hole.net/guides/unbound/

I'm using it right now on my Pi-hole setup on a Pi 3B+ and it works great, although Unbound on Raspbian is a bit old.

Pros/cons?

 

[ajp2k14]

Would something like this be possible using Merlin FW/Entware?

https://docs.pi-hole.net/guides/unbound/

I'm using it right now on my Pi-hole setup on a Pi 3B+ and it works great, although Unbound on Raspbian is a bit old.

Pros/cons?

Really, nobody thinks this is a good idea?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Not really.

But I'm of the opinion that using TLD DNS servers for personal use is a rather selfish use of the internet's resources. A bit like using Stratum 1 NTP servers. But it's only my opinion.

 

[ajp2k14]

But doesn't it use the same resources really, just cutting out the middle man?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Maybe. But I'd have thought that you're likely to hit a cached entry in one of the upstream servers, whereas going top-down you'll never hit one.

 

[ajp2k14]

Unbound has a cache too so the most used requests will probably be in the cache after the first visit. But sure, I can see your point...

 

[ColinTaylor]

Whatever system you use, be it Unbound or dnsmasq, they all have a local cache.