> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:36:37 -0700 (PDT) > From: bmanning
> > Bill, I know you know better, so let's try more facts and less > > FUD. Mmmmkay? Your above paragraph is a red herring that is > > analogous to saying "all multihomed services must be run on the > > router itself". > > yes, it does lean that way... but to expose a sigma-six > blip in how some people may think about anycasting techniques. Regardless of the technology, one can _always_ create a stupid way of doing things. With any luck, however, a _good_ way exists, too. > > Here's the deal: DNS server runs a BGP/OSPF/whatever speaker. > > One model. ISC is enamored of this model. I'm not. > http://www.isc.org/tn/isc-tn-2003-1.txt Yes, one model. Skimming the ISC paper, I also have mixed feelings about some sections. The basic principle, however, boils down to getting traffic to the "right" place based on factors such as reachability and correctness. > Nope, it can even be done w/ COTS technologies. Noted. I suppose some implementations may indeed be turnkey... just that we've never seen the One True Tarball for the way we like to do it. My fault for overgeneralizing. Eddy -- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses : [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.
