I am using Covad Wireless for my sole access provider for my server.
Lately, there have been problems connecting (radio interference between
my satellite and the receiver) and they have stated that it's their fault.
I've been thinking about an easy way to add another connection to my
router f
Hi Kevin,
For mail this is an easier problem to fix. Just set up two MX records in
DNS, e.g. mx1.example.com and mx2.example.com, and have each pointing to a
static IP from each provider. Then if one is offline, mail servers should
deliver to the other.
For web this is more difficult, and in
Darin wrote:
"All in all, I'd advise putting the server in a hosting facility for more
reliable power, connectivity and security."
Kevin, we battled with something similar for close to a year (I probably
have some posts in the archive!) We finally bit the bullet and moved the
mail and web server
> my MX record and then in my A record add "backup.mydomain.com" to point
> to the RCN static IP? I would set that up with a higher priority number
> so it only gets accessed when my primary MX record (which points to my
> Covad IP) is down. Would that work?
For inbound, yes, since MX failover i
That is correct, make the secondary something like 10 and the primary
something like 5. The second will never be looked at as long as DNS can find
the first...
- Original Message -
From: "Sanford Whiteman"
To: "Kevin Rogers"
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [IMai
