Search Again: Re: Load Balancing Question From: Kirk Samuelson Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 Time: 8:50:00 pm On 10/14/99 at 12:41 PM, paul@netro42.com (Paul Willis) wrote: > > >From the WebSTAR Beta list: > > > >I said: > > > > >Actually, the QDNS documentation seems to indicate that the server > > >sending the higher value (100) will always be preferred to the > > >server sending the lower value (1). So the "fixed" setting will > > >send all traffic to the higher value server UNLESS that server > > >doesn't respond for a (configurable) period of time. > > > >And someone replied: > > > >No, this isn't how it works, the 'fixed' setting should result in > >your main server getting 100 out of every 101 requests. You are > >setting the ratio between the two. > > > >As it stands at the moment you can't do exactly what you are trying > >to do. But if you set the values to the max (sorry don't know what > >they are) you will get pretty much what you want. > > > >Who is right? > > > > I am :-) > > Paul (someone) Willis I think you're right, Paul. I'm almost certain of it. But it's becoming a moot point because I've had nothing but trouble with the QDNS Load Balancing plug-in (Starnine's product - not Men & Mice from what I understand). Too bad. Do you use it, BTW? Anyone using it without increased crashing with WebSTAR 4.x? Thanks, -Kirk E X O T Y P E http://www.exotype.com ------------------------------------ The XXII Group http://www.xxii.com ------------------------------------

Messages In This Thread: Load Balancing Question by Kirk Samuelson on Oct 14, 1999 at 11:07:00 am Re: Load Balancing Question by Paul Willis on Oct 14, 1999 at 11:41:00 am Re: Load Balancing Question by Kirk Samuelson on Oct 14, 1999 at 8:50:00 pm Re: Load Balancing Question by Paul Willis on Oct 15, 1999 at 10:38:00 am Re: Load Balancing Question by Peter Lalor on Oct 16, 1999 at 6:55:00 pm Re: Load Balancing Question by Kirk Samuelson on Oct 18, 1999 at 8:49:00 pm Re: Load Balancing Question by Rob Thiemann on Oct 18, 1999 at 9:46:00 pm Re: Load Balancing Question by Kirk Samuelson on Oct 19, 1999 at 1:26:00 am Re: Load Balancing Question by Rob Thiemann on Oct 19, 1999 at 1:49:00 am Re: Load Balancing Question by Paul Willis on Oct 19, 1999 at 12:23:00 pm Re: Load Balancing Question by Steinar Engedahl Rossing on Oct 19, 1999 at 2:22:00 pm Re: Load Balancing Question by Men & Mice Support on Oct 21, 1999 at 1:11:00 pm Load Balancing Question by Steve Dannaway on Apr 20, 2000 at 2:16:06 pm Re: Load Balancing Question by Men & Mice Support on Apr 20, 2000 at 3:37:00 pm Load Balancing question by Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. on Jun 10, 2000 at 7:00:12 pm Re: Load Balancing question by Men & Mice Support on Jun 10, 2000 at 7:16:14 pm Re: Load Balancing question by Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. on Jun 10, 2000 at 7:49:55 pm Re: Load Balancing question by Men & Mice Support on Jun 10, 2000 at 10:52:11 pm Load Balancing question by Suzanne Swift on Jul 3, 2002 at 6:19:56 am Re: Load Balancing question by Men & Mice Support on Jul 3, 2002 at 9:20:30 am Re: Load Balancing question by Suzanne Swift on Jul 3, 2002 at 11:57:39 am Re: Load Balancing question by Men & Mice Support on Jul 3, 2002 at 12:22:16 pm Re: Load Balancing question by Suzanne Swift on Jul 3, 2002 at 1:24:14 pm Re: Load Balancing question by Men & Mice Support on Jul 3, 2002 at 4:17:17 pm