System and method for multiple IP addresses during domain name resolution

A information handling system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a memory accessible by at least one of the processors;
• a nonvolatile storage area accessible by at least one of the processors;
• a network interface adapter connecting the information handling system to a computer network;
• a display screen accessible from the at least one of the processors;
• and
• a set of instructions stored in the memory, wherein one or more of the processors executes the set of instructions in order to perform actions of:
• sending, from the information handling system, a first domain name resolution request to a Domain Name System (DNS) server, wherein the first domain name resolution request includes a first domain name and requests multiple IP addresses;
• receiving, from the DNS server, a first multiple IP address response that corresponds to the first domain name resolution request, the first multiple IP address response including a plurality of IP addresses that each correspond to the first domain name included in the first domain name resolution request, wherein the plurality of IP addresses included in the IP address response includes a first default IP address;
• selecting one of the plurality of IP addresses;
• sending a request to a server corresponding to the selected IP address;
• receiving responsive data from the server and displaying the responsive data on the display screen;
• sending a second domain name resolution request to the DNS server, the second domain name resolution request requesting a single IP address and including a second domain name;
• receiving, from the DNS server, a second default IP address that corresponds to the second domain name;
• and
• automatically requesting data from a second server that corresponds to the second IP address in response to receiving the second default IP address at the information handling system.

A computer program product stored in a computer storage medium, comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to access a network resource by performing actions that include:

• sending, from a client computer system, a first domain name resolution request to a Domain Name System (DNS) server, wherein the first domain name resolution request includes a first domain name and requests multiple IP addresses;
• receiving, from the DNS server, a first multiple IP address response that corresponds to the first domain name resolution request, the first multiple IP address response including a plurality of IP addresses that each correspond to the first domain name included in the first domain name resolution request;
• selecting, at the client computer system, one of the plurality of IP addresses;
• sending, from the client computer system, a request to a server corresponding to the selected IP address;
• receiving responsive data from the server and displaying the responsive data on a display screen accessible from the client computer system;
• sending, from the client computer system, a second domain name resolution request to the DNS server, the second domain name resolution request requesting multiple IP addresses and including a second domain name;
• receiving, from the DNS server, a second multiple IP address response that corresponds to the second domain name resolution request, the second multiple IP address response including a single IP address that corresponds to the second domain name included in the second domain name resolution request;
• and
• automatically requesting data from a second server that corresponds to the single IP address in response to receiving the single IP address at the client computer system.

A computer-implemented method of accessing a network resource, said method comprising:

• sending, from a client computer system, a first domain name resolution request to a Domain Name System (DNS) server, wherein the first domain name resolution request includes a first domain name and requests multiple IP addresses;
• receiving, from the DNS server, a first multiple IP address response that corresponds to the first domain name resolution request, the first multiple IP address response including a plurality of IP addresses that each correspond to the first domain name included in the first domain name resolution request;
• selecting, at the client computer system, one of the plurality of IP addresses;
• sending, from the client computer system, a request to a server corresponding to the selected IP address;
• receiving responsive data from the server and displaying the responsive data on a display screen accessible from the client computer system;
• sending, from the client computer system, a second domain name resolution request to the DNS server, the second domain name resolution request requesting a single IP address and including a second domain name;
• receiving, from the DNS server, a second default IP address that corresponds to the second domain name;
• and
• automatically requesting data from a second server that corresponds to the second default IP address in response to receiving the second default IP address at the client computer system.