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? -Dave -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of Matt Ghali Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 10:43 PM To: Paul Vixie Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: DNS Based Load Balancers On Sat, 1 Jul 2006, Paul Vixie wrote:
I'm soliciting recommendations for DNS based load balancers.
my recommendation is: "don't do it." for background, see:
http://www.ops.ietf.org/lists/namedroppers/namedroppers.2002/msg02168. html http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/current/msg03572.html http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/current/msg00671.html -- Paul Vixie
Having implemented F5's 3DNS product for a large entertainment company, I'd like to wholeheartedly agree with Paul. Please, for the love of god, don't do it. matto --matt@snark.net------------------------------------------<darwin>< Moral indignation is a technique to endow the idiot with dignity. - Marshall McLuhan