Sample Scenario
Basic web-server setup

In a typical single web-server setup, there is always the risk the that server or the connection to it may fail:



Running Simple Failover, and DNS server, and a backup web-server for example on a residential ISDN or DSL line, it is possible to redirect web site visitors to a temporary web-page (on the residential backup web-server) in case of a failure of the main web-server:



Unfortunately many residential Internet connection providers do not allow (and even block) running web-servers on such a connection. In this case, another option would be to run Simple Failover on the residential connection to redirect traffic to a temporary web-page on an in-expensive web-host: