"Leland V. Lammert" wrote:
>
> I don't *think* this is off-topic, .. if it is sorry but I have not been
> able to get any ideas from any other lists.
>
> We are having problems with our main name server, and I am in the process
> of building a new HD for it. In the meantime, however, .. it is down on
> occasion. Problem is, though we have secondary DNS servers registered for
> every domain we host, NO REQUESTS ARE GOING TO IT!!
>
> Has anyone else experienced something like this? Is there any reason why
> the secondary DNS is not getting any hits??
Hi Leland,
My understanding is that "secondary DNS" does not mean "use this if the
primary is down". In theory, both primary and secondary servers will be
used an equal amount -- it is a way of spreading the load.
Your best bet would be to temporarily attach the IP address of your
primary name server to your secondary box... so the one secondary box
answers for requests to both 206.197.251.250 and 206.197.251.249.
-kb
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