Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:36:37 -0700 (PDT) From: bmanning
Bill, I know you know better, so let's try more facts and less FUD. Mmmmkay? Your above paragraph is a red herring that is analogous to saying "all multihomed services must be run on the router itself".
yes, it does lean that way... but to expose a sigma-six blip in how some people may think about anycasting techniques.
Regardless of the technology, one can _always_ create a stupid way of doing things. With any luck, however, a _good_ way exists, too.
Here's the deal: DNS server runs a BGP/OSPF/whatever speaker.
One model. ISC is enamored of this model. I'm not. http://www.isc.org/tn/isc-tn-2003-1.txt
Yes, one model. Skimming the ISC paper, I also have mixed feelings about some sections. The basic principle, however, boils down to getting traffic to the "right" place based on factors such as reachability and correctness.
Nope, it can even be done w/ COTS technologies.
Noted. I suppose some implementations may indeed be turnkey... just that we've never seen the One True Tarball for the way we like to do it. My fault for overgeneralizing. Eddy -- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses : blacklist@brics.com -or- alfra@intc.net -or- curbjmp@intc.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.