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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Slashdot: Providers Ignoring DNS TTL?
> > But caching servers are usually setup to load balance. Usually, the > > servers with the same IP address share an ethernet along with multiple > > routers. So the packets are switched on essentially a per-packet > > basis. > > Or possibly a per-arp basis that alters the MAC-based-forwarding > > behavior > > of a switch. This is fairly fine grained load balancing. > > This is complete news to me. Of course, I do not run most of the > caching name servers on the Internet, so what do I know. Do you? > > Would anyone who runs an anycast recursive name server care to supply > data points to support or refute Mr. Anderson's assertion? Our recursive name service, using anycast servers, is setup with 3 name servers at 3 different physical locations, with each server connected to a router at the same physical location. Each server handles two different anycast addresses. There is no per-packet load balancing involved. I can't speak for the rest of the net, of course - but our recursive anycast service has worked well for several years. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, [email protected]
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