North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Server Redundancy
On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Gerald wrote: > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Jason Greenberg wrote: > > > > > Can I have some suggestions on how to load balance servers that are on > > seperate IP blocks? Is there any way to perform translation at this > > level? Exclude DNS based balancing please... > > vrrp on FreeBSD is supposed to be a free solution to allow machines to > watch each other and take over IP addressing if connectivity is lost. > Depending on how remote your IP blocks are and how much control you have > over the routing equipment in between, your only choice may be a > commercial solution. Don't forget pen, which runs on FreeBSD (and even NT according to the author). http://siag.nu/pen/ It's not for the enterprise, but does provide simple load-balancing for people who can't afford a proper switch. Andy --- Andy Dills Xecunet, Inc. www.xecu.net 301-682-9972 ---
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