Topic: Round Robin DNS is it possible with 6.0???

[E_chudra]

I have not been able to implement the load balancing technique of "Round Robin DNS", ie. assigning the same name to mulitple ip addresses.  Does anyone know if theis is possible  on SME 6.0

E_chudra

[ken]

> I have not been able to implement the load balancing
> technique of "Round Robin DNS", ie. assigning the same name to
> mulitple ip addresses.  Does anyone know if theis is possible
> on SME 6.0
>
> E_chudra

I use the free dns service at http://mydomain.com which would make it possible on any version  of SME by using their free service- they do ask you to renew your domain through them however, which seems fair to me.

Info at http://www.mydomain.com/tut_robin.php or use the search button if you decide to join.

Ken

[Arne]

You can do something that is somewhat easier but not identical using a standard Linux in front and then make "Round Robin Loadsharing" between a number of servers that are chearing the same external ip behind the front load chearing router. In this way you can share the load between 2 or more E-smith's. You can take one and one offline for updating files without affecting external update time. If the load "sharing mechenism" is sensing 2 servers it switches between those two. If it senses 3 it switches between 3. This functionality can be rather easy obtained using iptables on one Linux router in front and a number of e-smit's behind. They will chear the same external conection line.

[E_chudra]

What I need to do is run 4 linux file servers (they have Identical material on them) internally. The DNS is supplied from the sme6, I am not able to assigned multiple addresses  to one name via the sme hostname panel.  I know that the tinydns can do it according to their site.