--- "Cochran Robert L (NO)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not just use the round-robin features of the > BIND name server? That > should help do some load balancing. I'm sure it's > crude, but it might be all > you need.
That is a solution that will work, but one that tracks connections and loads on the machines will work better. You are onto something though. Most large-scale enterprise sites do something called global load balancing using DNS, based upon your reverse entry, they point you to the nearest of their multiple redundant sites to keep traffic from travelling further than it has to. ===== Kevin C. McConnell --RHCE-- <Red Hat Certified Engineer> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com