How do you configure bind 4.9.x to hand out IP's randomly or
does it do it by default?
Homer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Homer Wilson Smith The Paths of Lovers Art Matrix - Lightlink
(607) 277-0959 KC2ITF Cross Internet Access, Ithaca NY
homer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx In the Line of Duty http://www.lightlink.com
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Treptow, Craig wrote:
>
> I believe that is the case. The DNS server will return all three to the =
> client in a fixed, random or cyclic order (depending on how you =
> configure it). The key would be what the client does with that =
> information. I think in most clients will just use the first address =
> listed, so in general .1 should receive 2/3 of the load.
>
> You may know this already, but BIND will gladly hand out IP's of servers =
> that are unreachable, so if .1 went down, you could have 2/3 of clients =
> trying to contact it.
>
> I suppose if you want "real" load balancing that can handle a server =
> going down, you should look into load balancers that Radware, Cisco, and =
> others sell, or I believe there are some no-cost solutions available as =
> well.=20
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Olivier Hill [mailto:ohill@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:23 PM
> > To: bind9-users@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Round robin and load balancing.
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > Hello,
> >=20
> > I've searched the mailing list archive and couldn't see any=20
> > answers. I=20
> > need to replace an old "custom built" DNS system with BIND.
> >=20
> > I have to be able to use round robin (this is not a problem=20
> > so far). The=20
> > question is, can I put many A records to the same IP address so some=20
> > machines are used more frequently?
> >=20
> > Here's an example:
> >=20
> > www IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.1
> > IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.1
> > IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.2
> >=20
> > Will .1 receive 2/3 of the load and .2 receive only 1/3 of=20
> > the web traffic?
> >=20
> > Just hope this would work, I tested it manually, but I need=20
> > to be sure.
> >=20
> > Olivier
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
>
|
