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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Moritz Fromwald
> Sent: 09 June 2003 09:51 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Alternate websites
>
>
>
>
> From:           	"Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net>
> To:             	<freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
> Date sent:      	Mon, 9 Jun 2003 20:42:15 +0200
> Subject:        	Alternate websites
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an idea. I dont know if it is possible, but here goes.
> >
> > First my server layout.
> >
> > Server 1
> > ---------------
> > * Primary DNS
> > * Mail
> > * Web Server
> >
> > Server 2
> > ---------------
> > * Secondary DNS
> >
> >
> > Right, what I would like is that if server one goes down, it will
> > redirect web trafic to Server 2, displaying a "This site is
> > temporarily offline" page.  Is this possible, and could someone help
> > me to get it right. And could Server 2 display an error page according
> > to the specific website that the "user" is visiting ?
> Sure it is, look at mod_backhand for apache
> (http://www.backhand.org/mod_backhand/)
> pound (front webserver)
> Pen (TCP Balancing) (http://siag.nu/pen/)
>
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > Ian Barnes
>
> Regards
> moritz fromwald
>
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Hi,

thanks for the reply. I dont think i was clear enough in my previous
description, sorry bout that.

What i would like is not load balancing, but that when the main server goes
down (and only then), does it forward to an error page on the secondary
server, until the main server has come back up again.

Thanks for the help.

Ian