Re: how to forward all incoming traffic to new server


"Wendel Hamilton" <WendelHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:F2C86F2F-9C54-4063-BBB4-BF86177A980A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
> It will serve acme.com
> Sorry for the delayed reply I've been run off my feet the last couple of
days.

no worries. thanks again.


>
>
> "Dica" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Wendel Hamilton" <WendelHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > message news:C660AF13-5159-40CC-879C-3E00EDA16F42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi,
> > > What you need is a web or port proxy that can forward all the http
> > requests
> > > to the new server. see http://www.boutell.com/rinetd/
> >
> > wow, that's a killer app. i've been playing with it and it looks like it
> > should do the trick. thanks for the tip.
> >
> > the only thing i'm not sure about is where exactly the domain names will
> > forward too. the rinetd app forwards all incoming traffic to the IP i
> > specify. so, if i have a site called 'acme.com' on the original box, a
> > request comes in for that site and rinetd forwards the request to the
> > specified ip address, does that mean that the new server will serve up
the
> > 'acme.com' site, or the default web site?
> >
> > > If the new server is internal to your network then you could use ISA
> > server.
> > > You may be able to redirect in IIS for all webs http://www to
> > http://www2$V
> > > (I think)
> > > But it's still a lot of work.
> > > See
> > >
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/41c238b2-1188-488f-bf2d-464383b1bb08.mspx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dica" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "Wendel Hamilton" <WendelHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in
> > > > message news:D7D70110-05AA-4E77-9B4A-4FFA4AEFB4B8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > Changing the WWW record in DNS will not switch it over immediately
as
> > it
> > > > > will take up to 3 days for all the DNS servers around the world to
> > > > invalidate
> > > > > their caches.
> > > > > Set up the new web server to respond to say www2.mydomain.com
> > > > > then set up a redirect on your old server to the new server at
> > > > > www2.mydomain.com.
> > > > > So all requests initially come to the old server at
www.mydomain.com
> > but
> > > > are
> > > > > redirected to the new one.
> > > > > Then change your WWW record to point to the new server and after 3
or
> > so
> > > > > days you can decommission the old server.
> > > >
> > > > thanks wendel. that might work for a single site, but the old server
> > hosts
> > > > about 100 or more sites and i think it's going to take too long to
set
> > that
> > > > up for each site. isn't there a simpler way to deal with this? i'd
like
> > to
> > > > approach the problem at the root level. is there a way to configure
the
> > > > network cards themselves to redirect all TCP/IP traffic to the new
box?
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Dica" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > we're getting ready to take our old web server offline and
replace
> > with
> > > > a
> > > > > > new
> > > > > > one. the new server will be hosted from a different city, so
we're
> > > > getting
> > > > > > an entirely new IP. once we've set up the new box and replicated
all
> > the
> > > > > > sites and databases, we need to be able to switch everything
over in
> > an
> > > > > > instant, pointing all incoming requests to the old server's IP
to
> > the
> > > > new
> > > > > > server's IP. it's been suggested that i look into changing the
DNS
> > zone
> > > > file
> > > > > > of the original server, but i'm having a hard time finding the
file
> > and
> > > > info
> > > > > > on how to edit this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > can anybody point me if the right direction?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > tks
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


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