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Richard M · 19-02-2005, 01:33

Hi guys.
This is not a request for help but rather a post made out of genuine interest.

As far as I knew, you could not have more than one A record for a DNS entry but a web developer I know recommended setting up a DNS entry with 2 A records to create something called a "round robin".

As far as I understand it, this would make every other request go to the alternate server.
Is this right?

From what I've heard this does help in load balancing situations but would be pointless if the content is not identical on both servers, correct?

19-02-2005, 01:33	#1
Richard M Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 46 Posts: 6,343	DNS Stuff (only for the techs!) Hi guys. This is not a request for help but rather a post made out of genuine interest. As far as I knew, you could not have more than one A record for a DNS entry but a web developer I know recommended setting up a DNS entry with 2 A records to create something called a "round robin". As far as I understand it, this would make every other request go to the alternate server. Is this right? From what I've heard this does help in load balancing situations but would be pointless if the content is not identical on both servers, correct?