At 4/4/01 6:37 PM, OpenSRS wrote:
>No, they are two identical machines sitting right next to each other,
>hooked to the same hub. The only difference between the two is the IP
>address assigned in the startup script. Same hardware, same OS, same
>named setup.
I did lookups on your two nameservers (assuming you're talking about
addy.com). One of them consistently responds faster than the other one
(averaging 117 msec vs. 128 msec. from my location). That explains why it
receives more queries. As to why one is faster, you'll have to
investigate that for yourself.
By the way, if you're running two nameservers off the same net
connection, you're *seriously* asking for trouble. That practice recently
knocked all microsoft.com sites off the net for a day. I get nervous
enough if the nameservers are running on the same platform...
>Let's just leave at perhaps neither one of us really knows
>what the whole story is.
Hmmmph. Well, I think you're half right. :-) While you're welcome to
doubt me, I did provide links to some authoritative sources of
information you can check ("Mr. DNS" is the guy who wrote the "DNS and
BIND" reference book); it wasn't just my opinion.
Regarding the relevance of the info: I think understanding what a
"primary" and "secondary" nameserver actually do would benefit anyone
reading this list, since the OpenSRS system uses those terms and expects
you to manage them. But some people don't want to be helped. <shrug>
I will simply encourage others who may be interested to check it out for
themselves. The links I gave, and the rest of the stuff at:
http://www.acmebw.com/askmrdns/
... are a good start.
--
Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies
