[Q] DNS server load balancing
Barry Margolin
barmar at bbnplanet.com
Thu Feb 17 21:14:54 UTC 2000
In article <87ln4kpkaz.fsf at petunia.home.org>,
Paul Robertson <p_dot_robertson at utoronto.ca> wrote:
>What algorithm is used by resolvers to choose from among multiple
>authoritative DNS servers?
The one that has a better history of answering previous queries is
preferred. This is mainly based on response time, but I belive it also
penalizes servers that have been lame in various ways.
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Barry Margolin, barmar at bbnplanet.com
GTE Internetworking, Powered by BBN, Burlington, MA
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