Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 15:41:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Stuart Henderson <stuart@eclipse.net.uk> Cc: Dave Smith <dsmith@n2.net>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a Layer 4 Switch, Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990416154026.6678J-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <3717929D.6DE1F362@eclipse.net.uk>
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On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Stuart Henderson wrote: > > The program need only pick a random machine from the array, > > open a socket, if that socket opens, send data, if not, try > > another random (or go to the next one), etc etc > > Better still, buffer the client's initial sent data, monitor > the protocol stream for a response from the server and if it fails > cut across to a new server and send the initial data... (Certainly > would be good for web servers and I think this is what the Alteon > switch does). At least ping each web server with a GET or HEAD > every so often to check it's still up (a few of the commercial > switches are just doing an icmp ping which is not so useful). Buffering is a good idea, one day I may write this. (it has value locally here as well, which is always a great excuse. :>) The icmp echo is a bad idea and those commercial vendors should be smacked. strongly. - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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