Todd Reed <treed at 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. -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, Technical Annoyance b.j.smith at ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------- *** Speed doesn't kill, difference in speed does ***