Hi, I don't get this.
If you can run DNS servers (that require static IPs) then why on earth would you want to run the webserver on a dynamic IP? You then go on to talk about "resilience and redundancy" for your webservers. On a dynamic IP? Whats up with that? You're just contradicting yourself. You want to run a full scale, load-balancing/server-takover setup, yet you want to do this all on a dynamic IP? I can't see how you want to do all this properly, or what your real goals are. Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: A. Benjamin To: Homestead ; CrackStore Cc: mervin whealy ; Lex Berrios ; Karl Winkler ; James J. Stewart ; debian-isp@lists.debian.org Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 2:55 AM Subject: Network Design Hello, I have a network layout that I am deemed to put into operation. I am trying to make this thing work before I start configuring this monster. Please offer your comments. Here's a few hurdles I would have to overcome. 1. I do not have a static IP address to my ISP. It's dynamic. 2.Computer number 1 is on the 1st floor and the rest are all in the basement. 3. I have no bridges, routers or switches. 4. There is one twisted-pair cable running from the basement to computer 1 and wish not to run another. 5. I will attempt to use a redirectional service, such as DHS to direct viewers to a my web server. 6. I will run my own DNS servers. 7. I want to add some resilience and redundancy for my webservers. I mentioned a primary and a secondary web server. The primary would be my main domain and the another a subdomain. As I understand, a Class C IP address is not routable thru the internet, but can I use it as a secondary web server if it has a Class C IP? A few temporal remedies: 1. I could use a program such as DHSup to have my IP address point to the same IP address to compensate for the dynamic IP. 2. When I use DHS services and create a host for example, myserver.dhs.org, and my computer (locally) host name is Phoenix, I can configure my DNS server to reflect phoenix.myserver.dhs.org. 3. If it is possible, I could "sub, sub, subnet" a network to give more than one workable IP. For instance, I have configured the following: Network Hosts (from and to) Broadcast Address 212.185.0.0 212.185.0.1 212.185.63.254 212.185.63.255 212.185.64.0 212.185.64.1 212.185.127.254 212.185.127.255 212.185.128.0 212.185.128.1 212.185.191.254 212.185.191.255 212.185.192.0 212.185.192.1 212.185.255.254 212.185.255.255 Is this conceivable? Please reply with any comments that I could use to better my problem. Thanks for you help.
