Re: [cobalt-users] Round robin Ip config for multiple servers hosting same site ?

["Ken Marcus -Precision Web Hosting" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted" <ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] Round robin Ip config for multiple servers hosting
same site ?


> trying to establish multiple servers housing the same web site,
> and need some pointers. In DNS do we simple point several Ip's
> to the same site?
>
> www                    10.0.0.1
> www                    10.0.0.2
> www                    10.0.0.3
>
> Any help would be great. Wanting to setup our primary web site on 3
servers
> all placed
> in different locations and redirect clients. have a redirector product
> (hardware) that can do the job
> but need to do the same on mail services eventually and think DNS may
help.
>
> Ideas ?
>
Ted,

3 A records for the www.domain.com each with a different IP would do it for
the site.  I've used that before and it does work.

For the mail, I'm not sure of the best way to do it.


Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting
ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.precisionweb.net