Rod Dorman wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Bruce Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ... >> There is definitely a problem with the DNS lookup, and with the issue of >> "load balancing" and statistics management, what about servers that are >> sitting on dynamic IP addresses? > > A server with a dynamic IP address is an oxymoron. >
While true, there are an awful lot of systems out there with a permanent "presence" due to DynamicDNS and the like. Many of these machines are being run by technically savvy individuals who host their own domains but are unable to have a static address or colo due to either financial constraints, or availability of reasonably priced static ISP service. To turn one's nose up at these systems is to ignore a community that could be tapped to help spread the load. I'm a perfect case in point. I could colo my server, but it's not worth the additional expense. If I did not have a static address available to me I'd be using one of the DynamicDNS services. I'm hardly a neophyte, having been running Linux since the early 0.99 days and making my living doing development on FreeBSD based systems. I find it gratifying to know that it is still feasible for motivated and savvy individuals to provide network services that help the Internet as a whole, that the net hasn't been completely taken over by the Big Boys(tm). I think the net as a whole benefits from every time we come up with a way to reduce the barrier to entry rather than increasing it. If there's a feasible way for hosts with dynamic IP addresses to act as NTP servers then why not encourage that? Cheers, Bruce. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
