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> Does anyone out there know (and hopefully can explain it in small
> words as I am new at LVS) a way to improve our immunity to crappy net
> service?
As you might have guessed by now, there are quite a few things you can at
least try to do. Your mileage is going to vary quite a bit, but at the very
least I think you'll improve your site somewhat.
A lot of people have answered with their own idea of what could be done, but
nobody seems to have asked you questions about your setup..
#1 - what's your actual budget? (say $0 if you want, some of us have the
same budget and understand :P)
#2a - please tell me what ISP you are using so I know to avoid it.
#2b - have you thought about switching ISPs? speakeasy hosts on PNAP and is
just phenomenal! (for those who do not know what PNAP is - it is an attempt
to avoid "public exchange points" and all the evil that goes with them.
think mae-west, mae-east, and of course everyone's favorite palo alto..)..
#2c - {ever had your packets routed to Switzerland to get to Chicago? lol..}
#3a - have you thought about utilizing multiple ISPs in hot standby and
doing a "quick switch" dynamic dns solution?
#3b - what kind of traffic are we actually talking about here?
#4 - depending on the above, what about a switch to a cheap colo? for
example, hurricane electric isn't all that great, but they must be better
than an ISP that lets your servers not get any SYNs..
Peter
PS - good to see freebsd & linux working together again :)
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