On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Dave Paris wrote:

> Greets,
> 
> I've been sifting through FAQs and archives, but I'm left with a
> lingering question.
> 
> Given the following configuration:
> 
> 
>                         +-----------+
>                         |   router  |
>                         +-----------+
>                               |
>                               |
>              +----------------------------------+
>              |  Load Balancer 'www.domain.com'  |
>              +----------------------------------+
>                    /          |          \
>                   /           |           \
>                  /            |            \
>                 /             |             \
>          +-----------+  +-----------+  +-----------+
>          |  xxx.100  |  |  xxx.101  |  |  xxx.102  |
>          +-----------+  +-----------+  +-----------+
> 
> In the example, the Load Balancer is something akin to a Cisco
> LocalDirector or a Nortel Accelar 750.  Where the host of 'www' is
> actually the load balancer which forwards requests between
> xxx.xxx.xxx.100, .101, and .102.
> 
> The question posed is how does one handle certificates on each of .100,
> .101, and .102 such that  https://www.domain.com  can be handled by any
> of the three machines?
> 
to get the cert to work accross all boxes.. make sure the ServerName is
set to hostname.domaianname.com.. (ie. www.domainname.com)..

works fine with our local director.. 

> Obviously, the machines can't all be named the same and still resolve
> (ie, naming each of them 'www' with a different IP would result in DNS
> round-robining .. which isn't desirable)
> 
> Can anyone shed a little light on this one while I still have my hair
> left? (explanations, URLs, FAQ pointing all welcomed with open
> sockets..)
> 
> mille grazie in advance..
> -dsp
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