Re: [nsp] BGP routing questions

From: Karl S. Hagen (khagen@greyhelm.com)
Date: Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:48:07 EDT


Thus spake Robert E. Seastrom (rs@seastrom.com):

> "Karl S. Hagen" <khagen@greyhelm.com> writes:
>
> > BGP will do its best.. but a large percentage of the time it will default
> > to the next hop with the LOWEST AS#, if the AS hop count is equal.
>
> Incorrect. BGP will send the traffic to the peer with the lowest
> address as specified by the router id. Please refer to
>
> http://cio.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ics/icsbgp4.htm#xtocid2375328
>

    Ok.. I knew I made a mistake somewhere. :) But doesnt the AS # stand in
   for the router id?

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   Karl S. Hagen					khagen@greyhelm.com
   Cisco Certified Network Assoc. (CCNA)
   UNIX/Networking/DBA 			    http://www.greyhelm.com/~khagen/



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