Hello, On Mar 22, 2012, at 18:38 , Eduardo Casarero wrote: > 2012/3/22 Mikhail Nasonov <[email protected]> > Friends, Hello! > > I have a question, maybe you can help me. > > For example, domain name example.com contains 4 unicast DNS server specified > by the registrar: > > ns1. example.net (United States) > ns2. example.net (Europe) > ns3. example.net (Russia) > ns4. example.net (Asia) > > I am, for example, in Africa. > > On which of the DNS-servers a query will come? At the closest route to the > network (Anycast) or just random (RoundRobin)?
If the 4 name servers are unicasted, anycast does not come into play. However, recursor keeps statistics about response time and will basically prefer the closest one as soon as it has figured out which one is. Kind regards, -- Peter van Dijk Netherlabs Computer Consulting BV - http://www.netherlabs.nl/ _______________________________________________ Pdns-users mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.powerdns.com/mailman/listinfo/pdns-users
