[NTLUG:Discuss] Web-server Farm - Networking Question

[Chris Cox]

David Simmons wrote:
> 
>> I guess without knowing completely what you are wanting to
> accomplish
>> it's difficult to suggest a solution (?).
> 
> Recently on a box hosting 5 sites.....one of the clients was hacked with
> a phishing issue.  Redirected all traffic from the phished-area to
> the FBI.  Started checking some other things to see what else might
> have been infected - only to find out when I redirected the traffic; that
> triggered a complete hard-drive erase.
> 
> Needless to say - it
> wasn't a fun time for that site...or the other 4....luckily I have other
> web servers so everything didn't go down, but it was a real pain in the
> keester
> 
> SO I swore to myself that it wouldn't happen again - if
> someone's site gets hacked - it's only taking down their own stuff (hence
> the need for VMs).....and I really like the idea of live-migration to
> other hardware if/when the need arises to update/change hardware.

A VM is one possible solution.  Isolation does have some benefits.  One
problem doesn't affect the whole...

> 
> My current setup only has/had 5 static IPs.....that's what started the
> whole search for VM web-farm on private IPs.

Hmmm, maybe the proxy thing is just what you need then.  I see where
you're coming from now.