[c-nsp] iBGP v eBGP

[Code Monkey]

On 4/18/06, Michael Robson <Michael.Robson at manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
> > iBGP by default will only update other iBGP peers with routes
> > it is originating or has learned from an eBGP speaker. It
> > won't redistribute other learned iBGP routes which is why you
> > need a full mesh.
>
> This bit is what I was missing from my knowledge and what makes it
> obvious to me now that iBGP is the sensible way forward.

Unless *I* have a problem with *my* knowledge, it is the fact the the
peer is in your AS or not that defines whether you are running iBGP or
eBGP... so if you want iBGP behaviour with peers not in your AS, you
are in for some heavy digging in Cisco docs.

HTH.