[nsp] HSRP and VLANs

[jlewis at lewis.org]

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Jason Lixfeld wrote:

> Even if you have enough IP addresses, I wouldn't turn HSRP up on your 
> BGP links.  You actually gain less benefit doing that than you get by 
> having 2 sessions spread across 2 routers.

That just made me wonder...if you connect to an upstream via ethernet, are 
there good reasons not to terminate your end on a switch going to 2 
routers and actually have a BGP session from each of your routers to the 
provider?  Does anyone do this?
 
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