[Spread-users] Regarding Group masking

[Gurvinder Singh]

Jeremy James wrote:
> Gurvinder Singh wrote:
>   
>> I am trying to make and DHCP-like service through spread for a lab, i am
>> wondering if there is any method through which we can make to get reply
>> from one of the server out of server group, it can be any and not the
>> same always. like client request for ip address from the server group,
>> client will get only one ip and if all the server will receive the
>> message as it is in general with connection.multicast(msg). so all of
>> them try to reply to client. i am asking is there any other method to
>> communicate like in other group communication system Jgroup we have
>> keyword @Anycast in which only one of the server will reply not all. i
>> will appreciate any help in this regard.
>>     
>
> The group membership is consistently ordered on all clients - make the
> 'server' client see if it is the first in the list on any membership
> change and only reply to requests while this is the case.
>
> -jeremy
>
>   
Thanx jeremy for replying. if i got you right then in this case only 
first server in the list will reply and become loaded with all the 
request while other server will not serve.

gurvinder