how do i get linked server redundancy

msignor · Post by **msignor** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:05 am

Hey guys, Thanks to the guide i have linked my servers. I have a question though.

I have three servers irc-irc3.dipswitch.com

the main server is irc.dipswitch.com
there is irc2 and irc3.

irc2 -> irc
and
irc3 -> irc

now, when i try to link irc3 and irc2 together in order to have redundancy it says that it is already linked through server 1.

the question is that is the main server drops. Will irc2 and irc3 still be linked together?

if not, how can i have server redundancy so regardless of what one drops the remaining two will stay.

Stealth · Post by **Stealth** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:08 am

You cant. The IRC protocol was not designed for redundancy.

Ron2K · Post by **Ron2K** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:27 pm

In fact, RFC 1459 explicity disallows it:

The only network configuration allowed for IRC servers is that of a spanning tree where each server acts as a central node for the rest of the net it sees.