Todd Reed treed@astate.edu wrote:
Ok...I see some of your points, but if SITE_A talked to SITE_B via the internet and they use a 1:1NAT, if the
internet
goes down at SITE_A, it breaks the 1:1 NAT. Servers down
are
different than the Internet connection being down.
Didn't I basically put everything short of a big asterisk on that in the 3-some-odd times I explained it?! ;->
I never said RRD should be used for failover. I said it could be in combination with my idea.
If you have any failover, it's best to update the DNS just in case it's longer than you expect. ;->
I guess it would help to know if the web services are serving only the company, or are they serving the public/Internet?
Exactly! That's why I keep both agreeing _and_ dismissing many suggestions, because most are only feasible _if_ they are for a corporate intranet. Most are too arbitrary for the Internet.
I believe the original poster was talking about the Internet, but I could be wrong.