[wlug_org] FW: [nznog] Telstra Cable Problems

[Geraint M. Jones]

The Way I understand it (or rather how it should work) is the browser
takes an IP at random, if that IP is down it looks for any others and
trys them all before it decides that the site is totally down

Geraint Jones
Systems Administrator
French Maid Foods Limited

www.french-maid.net

DDI: +64 (0)4 570 7633
Tel: +64 (0)4 568 2687
Fax: +64 (0)4 568 2345
Mob: +64 (0)21 739 240

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This is the first age that's paid much attention to the future, which is
a
little ironic since we may not have one.
-- Arthur Clarke



> -----Original Message-----
> From: wlug_org-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz [mailto:wlug_org-
> bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of Donald Gordon
> Sent: Thursday, 21 September 2006 11:03 a.m.
> To: wlug_org at lists.wellylug.org.nz
> Subject: Re: [wlug_org] FW: [nznog] Telstra Cable Problems
> 
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:33:55 +1200
> "Geraint M. Jones" <G.Jones at french-maid.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> > Seems its not just Tony
> >
> > If someone wants to get a copy of the site and database to me I can
> > host it here, and then just set a round robin on the DNS so if Tony
> is
> > down people come here and vice versa
> 
> Do web browsers actually do that when confronted with round robin DNS?
> Or do they just take an IP at random, try it, and if it fails,
> complain?
> 
> donald



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