[c-nsp] BGP and HSRP

[Tarko Tikan]

hey,

> We get a new location with 2 internet upstreams and I'd like to run HSRP
> for fail-over. There is a bit of a strange topology though...
> My carriers gave me 2x2 /30 for two BGP sessions so I can run on both
> routers a full table BGP session to each of them. The problem(?) is that
> behind those two routers, there is one router who wants to announce some
> iBGP stuff to them. If I run HSRP on the "LAN" side, is it possible to
> make a peering to the virtual HSRP IP? How would BGP handle this or
> wouldn't this work at all?

Don't peer with HSRP virtual address. Just use loopbacks and make 2 iBGP 
sessions from the 3rd router into first two.

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tarko