[c-nsp] ebgp vs ibgp admin distance

[Michael Nicks]

Routes are matched against BGP best path selection. If you have same 
metrics/variables of a prefix received via eBGP and iBGP, eBGP will win.

Then onto admin distance, 20 for ebgp, 200 for ibgp.

Best Regards,
-Michael

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christian.macnevin at uk.bnpparibas.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> This ought to be simple. If I have the same prefix coming from an ibgp 
> peer and an ebgp peer,
> do I first compare the admin distance of the two protocols? Or do I 
> evaluate the weight, local pref,
> as path yada yada and the admin distance last? Or does the admin distance 
> only come into
> play once its passed to the ip daemon itself?
> Cheers
> Christian.
> 
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