it doesn't need to work perfectly 50/50  just spreading load around will do.
thanks!

You could use a random number generation and cause each link to appear
roughly 50% of the time.  Like you said, it wouldn't be exact.  It also
seems better to load balance at the web server level, but if you must do it
at the page level, here's some MS VBScript

<%
Randomize Timer 'only once per page, not before every link
...
If Rnd < .5 Then%>
        <A HREF="..page1path">Link Text</A>
<%Else%>
        <A HREF="..page2path">Link Text</A>
<%End If%>
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Belbet Chimera MCSE

Although it chokes me to say it (or type it) this is a situation where use
of a (*gulp*) application variable might be useful.

<%
 Dim AppVar: AppVar = Application ("SvrID")
 If AppVar = True Or AppVar = Empty
  Response.Write ("<a href=""http://servera/"">Click Here</a>")
  Application ("SvrID") = False
 ElseIf AppVar = False
  Response.Write ("<a href=""http://serverb/"">Click Here</a>")
  Application ("SvrID") = True
 End If
%>
<

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Dominic

Read The Docs? http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

On the client:

... text ...
<SCRIPT><!--
    if(Math.random() < .5)
        document.write('<A HREF="url1">link1<\/A>');
    else
        document.write('<A HREF="url2">link2<\/A>');
//--></SCRIPT>
<NOSCRIPT>
    <A HREF="url1">link1</A>
    <A HREF="url2">link2</A>
</NOSCRIPT>
... other text ...

I'm thinking maybe a simple randomization would be better because if each
visitor only hits the link once, an application variable would fall short
and the same link would be displayed for each visitor, right?  Unless you
randomly choose the first link to be displayed...in which case you've
actually done both a randomization AND an app variable :)  The application
variable would be useful if you knew that each visitor would be going over
many load balanced links in a single visit.  I take it by your (*gulp*) that
you don't feel this is a good situation in which to take up resources for an
app variable.  I agree.  Perhaps just a simple randomization would be
better.

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Belbet Chimera MCSE

Something like this perhaps:

<script type="text/JavaScript">
function goThere(){
var a = new Array( "Server1", "Server2" );
location.href = a[ Math.floor( Math.random() * a.length ) ];

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