"geographic" dns-answer

[Michael Voight]

Patrick Greenwell wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Birgit Schmid wrote:
> 
> > hi!
> >
> > is there any possibility to give an answer for the nearest server?
> 
> Yes.
> >
> > eg i have 2 servers in los angeles and new york and the dns-query gives the
> > ip of the nearest server...
> 
> You can use something like BGP to find the topologically closest server.
> Be aware that topology doesn't necessarily map to physical proximity(and
> often for good reason.)
 
or DRP with Distributed Director.

Michael