[c-nsp] Preferring BGP (MPLS) redistributed route over internal EIGRP

[Josh]

(this is a CE question, not PE)

I have two sites, currently connected with an IPSEC
VPN GRE tunnel, running EIGRP.  I want to turn up MPLS
on a new router and new circuit, which uses BGP
redistributed into EIGRP.  However, the AD of an
external route is 170 vs 90, so the VPN is still
preferred.

What is the best way of dealing with this?  I see a
couple of options, but don't know if I'm missing
something basic or which might be best.

1) Change the AD for external EIGRP routes to 90

2) Change the EIGRP network statements and
redistribute static, so everything is external

3) IPSEC VPN over the MPLS connection (or just GRE)
 - too much work to add/remove sites

Is it possible to use a route-map to set the route
type (internal) when redistributing?  It looks like it
may be possible for IS-IS and OSPF, but not EIGRP (if
I am understanding the doc correctly).

The SoO stuff looks like it may do what I want,
however it only works for iBGP.  If I had a managed
router from the provider which did iBGP and
redistribution I could use EIGRP to that device and it
would work, but I'd rather not pay for that.

I think I could do it if I actually ran LDP myself at
the edge, but that seems like a lot of extra work for
a fairly simple requirement.  I feel like I'm missing
something fairly obvious.

Thanks,
Josh


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