<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy. --> <!--X-From-R13: Ayvire Xbjrgg <vprphorNvuht.pb.am> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 20:28:41 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.96.990311172441.390F-100000#agrajag,internal --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199903110248.TAA00655@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, a</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:icecube#ihug,co.nz"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00527.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00529.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00549.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00529.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00528">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00528">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00528">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Oliver Jowett <<A HREF="mailto:icecube#ihug,co.nz">icecube#ihug,co.nz</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 17:27:12 +1300 (NZDT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Chris Gray wrote: > [Petri Virkkula:] > > I would probably go for multiple IP-addresses and multiple > > accepting servers. For example, hostname mud.dom.ain might > > have addresses 123.123.123.1-123.123.123.10 and ten processes, > > each of them listening only single address, not INADDR_ANY. I > > don't know how well this scheme would work though. > > The problem with that is that then the clients have to connect to one > of those 10 ports. You might manage that if you have a special client > that has a decent algorithm to balance the use, but if you rely on > humans to do it, it won't work - most will use the first one all the > time. There isn't any way to know which port is the least busy. What about using round-robin DNS (multiple A records for the same hostname)? It's using the same port, just on different IPs that all happen to be on the same machine. -- Oliver Jowett - icecube#ihug,co.nz - <A HREF="http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~icecube/">http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~icecube/</A> KeyID: 1024/679D94C5 Fingerprint: CD94 5270 E2F4 339F 6A90 05C9 9DE4 EECC _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00521" HREF="msg00521.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Chris Gray <cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00527.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00529.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00549.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Multiple clients (was Re: How to support 1000+ simultaneous connec</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00529.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00528"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00528"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, andsome philosophy.</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00533" HREF="msg00533.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, andsome philosophy.</A></strong>, Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Thu 11 Mar 1999, 18:40 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00536" HREF="msg00536.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 11 Mar 1999, 21:30 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00540" HREF="msg00540.html">[MUD-Dev] Multiple clients (was Re: How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections)</A></strong>, Matthew D. Fuller <a href="mailto:fullermd#futuresouth,com">fullermd#futuresouth,com</a>, Fri 12 Mar 1999, 02:21 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00549" HREF="msg00549.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Multiple clients (was Re: How to support 1000+ simultaneous connec</A></strong>, Marc Bowden <a href="mailto:ryumo#merit,edu">ryumo#merit,edu</a>, Fri 12 Mar 1999, 12:17 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00528" HREF="msg00528.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></strong>, Oliver Jowett <a href="mailto:icecube#ihug,co.nz">icecube#ihug,co.nz</a>, Thu 11 Mar 1999, 04:28 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00529" HREF="msg00529.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></strong>, Jason Spangler <a href="mailto:stormwind#wombatgames,com">stormwind#wombatgames,com</a>, Thu 11 Mar 1999, 05:07 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00530" HREF="msg00530.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 11 Mar 1999, 05:28 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00534" HREF="msg00534.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></strong>, Petri Virkkula <a href="mailto:pvirkkul#iki,fi">pvirkkul#iki,fi</a>, Thu 11 Mar 1999, 19:38 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00539" HREF="msg00539.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] How to support 1000+ simultaneous connections, and some philosophy.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Fri 12 Mar 1999, 02:00 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>