On Jan 16, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Todd Snyder wrote: >>> do you propose he specify the ratios with BIND? >>> >>> One (icky) solution is to hand out more addresses for one server than >>> the otherŠ >>> >>> www.example.com IN A 192.168.1.1 >>> www.example.com IN A 192.168.1.2 >>> www.example.com IN A 192.168.1.3 >>> www.example.com IN A 192.168.2.1 >>> >>> Bind 192.168.1.[1-3] to server1 and 192.168.2.1 to server2. > >> Unless things have changed since I last checked this (many years ago), BIND >> ignores the duplicates. > > In this case, there are no dupes - I thought this at first, but noticed it's > 1.2 and 2.1 after my dyslexia turned off for a moment. > > The idea is novel, if ugly - bind multiple unique addresses and the BIND > daemon won't know they're all for the same physical box. It'd work, but ug.
Oh, yeah -- I'm the first to admit that it is ugly, but it *does* work -- I used this for a while at a previous company (before GSLB solutions existed) and while it made me want to throw up every now and then, it did allow me to perform unequal load-sharing… W > > t. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > This transmission (including any attachments) may contain confidential > information, privileged material (including material protected by the > solicitor-client or other applicable privileges), or constitute non-public > information. Any use of this information by anyone other than the intended > recipient is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, > please immediately reply to the sender and delete this information from your > system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this > transmission by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful. > _______________________________________________ > Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe > from this list > > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users > --- Don't be impressed with unintelligible stuff said condescendingly . -- Radia Perlman. Warren Kumari war...@kumari.net _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
