Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-28 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 28.12.09 12:36, Mark Andrews wrote: > Applications that fail to try multiple address are broken. RFC 1123 > said as much back in October 1989 (over twenty years ago now). With > IPv6 coming along almost every host will be multihomed and if a > application doesn't cope then you should report it

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-27 Thread Danny Mayer
Mark Andrews wrote: > In message <12831c89-2438-4a84-b81f-14a2ed000...@menandmice.com>, Chris > Buxton > writes: >> On Dec 27, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Rick Dicaire wrote: >>> On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Ryan S wrote: Some web browers and applications will fail in a round-robin A record

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-27 Thread Mark Andrews
In message <12831c89-2438-4a84-b81f-14a2ed000...@menandmice.com>, Chris Buxton writes: > On Dec 27, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Rick Dicaire wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Ryan S wrote: > >> Some web browers and applications will fail in a round-robin A record > >> configuration such that if

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-27 Thread Danny Mayer
Михаил Фёдоров wrote: > Hello. > > This has been discussed million times. > > DNS Round Robin A-records are NOT for implementing fail-safe structure > in such way. > Most browsers will fail when they get not-responding IP from round > robin record and will not try to get another one. > And some o

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-27 Thread Chris Buxton
On Dec 27, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Rick Dicaire wrote: > On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Ryan S wrote: >> Some web browers and applications will fail in a round-robin A record >> configuration such that if the first A record returned is unavailable, then >> the browser will not bring up the page. > >

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-27 Thread Михаил Фёдоров
Hello. This has been discussed million times. DNS Round Robin A-records are NOT for implementing fail-safe structure in such way. Most browsers will fail when they get not-responding IP from round robin record and will not try to get another one. And some of clients will cache this IP, so deletin

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-27 Thread Rick Dicaire
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Ryan S wrote: > Some web browers and applications will fail in a round-robin A record > configuration such that if the first A record returned is unavailable, then > the browser will not bring up the page. So fix the application instead of bending the protocol to

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-27 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 26.12.09 12:14, Ryan S wrote: > Is there a method in BIND to add/remove A records based upon server > availability? No. > host www has A records 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.2, 3.3.3.3 If 3.3.3.3 is 'down' > (via a ping test, for example) we remove it from the [A] record until such > time that it is back '

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-26 Thread Alan Clegg
Ryan S wrote: Is there a method in BIND to add/remove A records based upon server availability? i.e. host www has A records 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.2, 3.3.3.3 If 3.3.3.3 is 'down' (via a ping test, for example) we remove it from the [A] record until such time that it is back 'up' and the host is added

Re: Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-26 Thread Rick Dicaire
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Ryan S wrote: > Is there a method in BIND to add/remove A records based upon server > availability? Just curious, but why do you think you want this? What problem does such an implementation address? -- aRDy Music and Rick Dicaire present: http://www.ardynet.com

Remove/add [A] records based upon server availability

2009-12-26 Thread Ryan S
Is there a method in BIND to add/remove A records based upon server availability? i.e. host www has A records 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.2, 3.3.3.3 If 3.3.3.3 is 'down' (via a ping test, for example) we remove it from the [A] record until such time that it is back 'up' and the host is added back to the