[c-nsp] BGP to OSPF redistribution

[Manu Chao]

may be better option here:

using stub area without BGP to OSPF redistribution

R/
Manu

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Jeff Aitken <jaitken at aitken.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 04:25:04PM -0500, null zeroroute wrote:
> > Very good suggestion, however the provider is not sending the internet
> > routing table, only our own internal network's routes.  Or are you
> > suggesting some providers make mistakes and send full internet tables to
> a
> > private VRF customer?
>
> What he's saying is that any time you redistribute BGP into $IGP, you are
> playing with fire.  The likelihood of a mistake may be low but the cost of
> a mistake is high.
>
> One thing you'll definitely want to use is the 'redistribute
> maximum-prefix'
> command:
>
>    router ospf $PID
>     redistribute maximum-prefix $LIMIT
>
> This should help limit the damage if there's a redistribution "accident".
>
>
> --Jeff
>
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