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  Load Balancing Web Applications
Subject:   ww1 thru ww3.yourdomain.com
Date:   2006-04-28 16:54:02
From:   hazad
Hey, I have often seen LB system forwarding your www.yourdomain.com request to a ww1.yourdomain.com thru wwX.yourdomain.com


Pros:
1) Server afinity - HTTP / HTTPS
2) Seems like a simple solution


Cons:
1) You'll need individual SSL certs per machine
2) Can't have high-availability


Q0. Is my guess work good :-) ?
Q1. How is such a solution implemented?
Q2. Does it require any special hardware, software?

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