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There are two WAN connections coming into a Fortigate firewall that will be setup for either failover or load balancing. One is a Comcast 50/10 and the other is a 4G modem (not a lot of options out ...

Poor man’s load balancing is properly called Round Robin DNS. Using this technique, you set up a series of A records in DNS, each with the same name, but pointing to a different IP address. As an ...

High Availability (HA) refers to the design and implementation of systems that are operational and accessible without significant downtime. HA systems are engineered to overcome failures automatically ...

I've got a web-app + db back-end I need to spread across two datacenters. I'm thinking right now I need two routers that can handle VPN at the minimum, and am looking for a good recommendation for ...

In the fast-paced world of the internet, where every second counts and interruptions are a no-go, imagine a behind-the-scenes wizard making sure everything runs smoothly. That wizard is the Open ...

Free load balancers present an excellent opportunity to maximize performance without breaking the budget if you're seeking a solid solution to improve the security and efficiency of your network.