At 09:06 PM 09/30/1999 -0700, dave o'leary wrote:
>there are various options available to you, but some involve getting
>the folks on the other end to change their router configs. Keep in mind
>that traffic is bidirectional, and the techniques that you use can affect
>what traffic is sent *to* you over a given link but not necessarily how
>you send your traffic out, and vice versa.
Also, some providers allow you to tweak your announcements to them by
setting BGP communities. We do this by allowing customers to set their
local_pref to one of 3 values (customer preference, peer preference, below
peer preference). Of course, this only helps if you have multiple prefixes
to announce, which may or may not be the case. Some providers also will
have standard routing services like the ability to send only that providers
customer prefixes. Asking your provider what services they offer is
probably a good start.
-Steve
P.S. See everyone in Montreal!!!
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