thanks matt, i'll look into that mike h --- Matt Alexander wrote: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:11:14 -0800 (PST), mike hoy > wrote: > > > I'm wondering if there is such a thing as a > javascript > > that can redirect to one site or another depending > on > > whether the default one is actually working. > > > > example > > > > www.domain.com --> redirector > > > > redirector tests to see if site1 is up if it is > > then --> site 1 > > else --> site 2 (backup site) > > Yes, you can have a system that proxies on behalf of > others. Of > course, now that system has become the weak link. > This could be done > with a script that checks if www.domain.com is > available and then uses > iptables DNAT/SNAT to transparently forward traffic > to whichever host > is up. > > It's too bad DNS doesn't have the same failover > functionality for A > records as it does for MX records. > > Another option is to use a program that monitors > your web server from > an external location. If the program detects that > the main host is > down then it would update the A record in DNS (with > a small TTL value) > to point to a different host. > > An interesting idea might be to write a Firefox > extension that would > be a bookmark for your website. When clicked, it > would then do a > quick check for the availability of your site and > change the URL, if > necessary, that is passed to Firefox. > ~M > > -- > Get Firefox! > http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss