Re: DNS Based Load Balancers

[Paul Vixie]

dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ("David Temkin") writes:

> So, you guys have been pretty clear on what he shouldn't do.
> 
> What should he do as an alternative to using DNS for a proximity based
> solution?

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg245858.pdf
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/distrdir/dd2501/ovr.htm
http://www.radware.com/content/products/library/faq_wsd.pdf
http://www.foundrynet.com/solutions/appNotes/GSLB.html
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/ifiadmin/staff/rofrei/DA/DA_Arbeiten_2000/Masutti_Oliver.pdf

note that several of these describe or offer a dns-based solution as an option,
but they all describe session-level redirection and most recommend that (as i
do) and some even say "using dns for this is bad" (as i do, but for different
reasons.)
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Paul Vixie