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>O.K., that would make sense for the primary name server. Here's where my
Re: load balancing
From: Men & Mice Support
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2000
Time: 5:02:00 am
>brain turns to mush: It seems from the above, the pokey machine's dns
>needs to have pretty much exactly the same primary domain tables set up
>as the "primary" machine, in addition to the secondary data filled out
>properly? This is what I read from your reply, but want to make sure I
>understand this properly before implimenting.
Your secondary only needs to be configured in the Secondary Data window. That will cause it to get the zone files from the primary server.
>O.K., another question:
>
>I've been told to use A records whenever I could, particularly for mail
>and ftp. Is it better to use A records or CNAME for this arrangement?
>(Would I be better off using
>
> mail.example.com. A <address of primary>
> ftp.example.com. A <address of primary>
>
>for this second step?
A records will certainly work. I would tend to use a CNAME for the ftp name, but if you're planning on using the mail name in an MX record, it will need an A record.
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