Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 20:46:07 -0800 From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> To: Dmitry Koltsov <root@hostonfly.com>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using DNAT and DNS round-robin Message-ID: <3C1C270F.164076BA@nobaloney.net> References: <PGECILGGNJGDPJKLFEMIMEJGCIAA.dpuryear@usa.net> <196254713265.20011209213749@hostonfly.com>
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Dmitry Koltsov wrote: > Configuring of round-robin under Bind is very simple. You can create > as much A records as you want and you'll receive round-robin > configuration. Are you sure? I've been looking for a definitive answer in my DNS & Bind book for about an hour now, and I'm still not certain <frown>. Any page references welcome <smile>. > To give more exact answer I should ask you: what you are looking for? > just load balancing and/or high availability? And how about failure rollover? We'd like to offer clients geographically dispersed hosting; there's a call for it since September 11th showed everyone of the hazards of hosting at only one location. But I don't think we can rely on short TTL; too many large ISPs seem to ignore it <frown>. Is there a way to handle high-availability strictly in DNS? Thanks. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> Linux and Cobalt/Sun/RaQ Consulting nobaloney.net P. O. Box 52672, Riverside, CA 92517 voice: (909) 778-9980 * fax: (702) 548-9484 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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