(Quote)

I've installed the latest SolusVM beta on https://solus.hostigation.com:5656 and the two big features are reverse dns for IPv6 and forward dns. Please set your rdns for IPv6 if you wish, I am workin

It's not really any use for HA, as routers, browsers, isps etc cache the DNS result, and ignore your TTLs

(Quote)

It would be nice if you could add a feature that highlights rows. My monitor is only 1440px wide so I have to scroll to see DNS, Billing, and Backup. Once I'm scrolled I don't see the provider name. S

I use nsd3 for the master with powerdns for the slaves.

Currently running powerdns and poweradmin for my DNS but I've got never managed to get a master/slave setup to work be that through mysql replication,inbuilt master/slave or even master/slave working

for personal sites : I use my own dns server, using 3 low end vps just for fun. Hosted about 20 domain

I'm using Zerigo for my DNS now - easier than finding/managing/paying-for 3-5 VPSs to run my DNS.

I use MaraDNS and host my DNS on my own on different VPS in different locations: Germany, Austria, France, UK and USA.

If there's still any disbelievers, here's an ancient piece of Mozilla documentation http://www-archive.mozilla.org/docs/netlib/dns.html Read under the round robin support heading.

Please always bear in mind that a number of recurrsive DNS servers do not respect TTL so DNS should never be used for HA.

(Quote)

WHT had this debate on Round Robin DNS further along in this thread at http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1117385 nice read as it gets more technical further into the thread by folks have

I thought its the OS that runs the DNS lookup, and the browser just simply gets the for it?

I run PowerDNS with the generic MySQL backend on an InnoDB database. Makes mass updates so simple as I just have to run an SQL query on the database. All of the servers use MySQL replication so that u

* Round robin DNS means that your requests will be roughly distributed across a number of IP addresses - so if, say, one of three servers goes down, two thirds of your visitors are still hitting the w

Round robin DNS is not HA, but it can be useful. Think of it more of a poor man's load distribution. It is also the simplest and most fundamental way of doing so. Look up the records for any major web

* round robin DNS

When I used NSD, I didn't do zone transfers - just scp'd the zone files and reloaded on each NS. If you have very frequent DNS changes that probably isn't the solution.