> On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Jeff T. Carneal wrote:
>
> > > On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Jon Lewis wrote:
> > >
> > > the static IP Class C. Our web server acts as the router/gateway to the
> > > virtual hosts. Each portmaster/terminal server as the router to its
> > > subnet of dynamic addresses. One problem with many hundreds of hosts on
>
> It was a long night last night and tonight...but I'm pretty sure I didn't
> write the above. Funny thing is, it all applies to my network as well.
>
> > We considered this solution, and the thing I hate about it is if my
> > (your) webserver ever takes a dive, then none of your customers' traffic
> > goes anywhere.
>
> Uhm...if your web server that handles virtual servers is down, so are the
> virtual servers...no matter how you route their addresses.
We must be talking about two different things. Perhaps I have misread
something (gimme a break, I get lots of mail). I thought we were talking
about setting up a gateway machine between the portmaster ether subnet
and the subnets for the assigned addresses. Thus, if that gateway bites
it because somebody forgot to install the ping-patch and some 10 year old
decides to reboot your machine, none of your dial-up users will get any
traffic thru.
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