[c-nsp] HSRP Question

[Bruce Pinsky]

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Gordon Bezzina wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> The static route will not be distributed if the interface is not connected,
> or the switch is down.
> 
> In fact try it out, create a static route on an interface, do a s hip route,
> then disconnect the interface , either by a shut or switch of switch and you
> will notice that the static route is not in the routing table anymore.
> 
> Also if the router is down then this is not a problem at all !!! for obvious
> reasons :-)
> 
> Finally we use iBGP internally and it works.
> 

However, if there is a soft failure that does not cause the interface to go
down, the route will still be present and could result in blackholed traffic.

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