----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Brooking" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Steam doesnt use DNS to find its resources?
> >>What does my ISP have to do with valve hard coding addresses?
> >
> >
> > Its picking one of the content servers and sticking with it if you move
> > one of the others may be a better source.
>
> No, my ISP simply transits traffic, if no DNS lookup is done.
>
> How do I know that? I run the ISP.
LOL you really dont get it. Content servers are picked on localisation /
speed. If this is cached and I move ISP's then this information could
now be wrong even if new Content servers are added this could
be invalidated.
> >>I think youve gone off on your own little tangent.
> >
> >
> > Not really all means that hard coding server details is a bad idea.
>
> try telling that to a cisco acl
Not really relavent as the port need to be open to query to servers
as well. So restricting to the ip's of which can vary anyway will just
break things. I hope for your sake your not doing this.
> Dude, knowing IP's isnt just good, its a requirement, and the
> fundimental principal behind DNS.
>
> I suggest you take your own advice and go read.
Yes DNS needs to know but that is a central store which can be easily
updated if required. It incorporates good redundancy to help ensure
that the things that you have mentioned are not an issue. So all in all
none of your arguments for fixed IP's have any benefits that myself
or the others on this list that have responded can see.
Steve / K
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