[c-nsp] BGP routes co-existing with different local-preference

Bruce Pinsky bep at whack.org
Tue Oct 25 19:45:41 EDT 2005


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Pete Templin wrote:
> David J. Hughes wrote:
> 
> 
>>Yup, nice step forward for some situations.  Correct me if I'm wrong,  
>>but it doesn't help your session to a router if that router is reached  
>>via ethernet and there's a switch between them.  You will always think  
>>you are directly connected
> 
> 
> Peer between loopbacks.  Your IGP will detect reachability loss without 
> physical state change well before 180-240 seconds.  Yay.
> 

Probably not realistic with a provider since they are either unlikely to do
eBGP multihop and/or they won't run an IGP with you to track reachability
to your loopback.


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