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You can't do this with DNS. &nbsp;There is no priority on DNS records for A names like there is for MX records.<br />
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You might be able to talk to your ISP and see if they can handle this using dynamic routing. &nbsp; Use just one IP address for your Web server and the ISP change routing tables so that &quot;fast ISP&quot; link is down it will route using &quot;slow ISP&quot; link.
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You can't do this with DNS.  There is no priority on DNS records for A names like there is for MX records.

You might be able to talk to your ISP and see if they can handle this using dynamic routing.   Use just one IP address for your Web server and the ISP change routing tables so that "fast ISP" link is down it will route using "slow ISP" link.

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I don't think DNS is configurable to set like a 'link cost' on DNS A records.<br />
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I'll have a think on the answer!
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I don't think DNS is configurable to set like a 'link cost' on DNS A records.

I'll have a think on the answer!

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I have two ISP accounts and host a web server on the faster account. If it goes down, I want users to go to the web server on the slower connection. Each has an A record listed for public DNS but I notice that the records get round robined thus sending users to both sites. I only want users to visit the server on slow connection IF the fast connection is down.<br />
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I was hoping to set a preference on the records but it looks like setting preference is not an option for A records. Any ideas on how to accomplish the above?<br />
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I have two ISP accounts and host a web server on the faster account. If it goes down, I want users to go to the web server on the slower connection. Each has an A record listed for public DNS but I notice that the records get round robined thus sending users to both sites. I only want users to visit the server on slow connection IF the fast connection is down.

I was hoping to set a preference on the records but it looks like setting preference is not an option for A records. Any ideas on how to accomplish the above?



Is there a way to set a preference on an A record?

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The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.