BTW... just FYI... If you are able to have a working bfd option available, that is always the best option, it is one of the fastest link drop change detection available, regardless of what the protocol timers are set for.
Regards. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom http://www.snappytelecom.net Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > From: "Adair Winter" <ada...@amarillowireless.net> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 9:42:11 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BGP Timers > Thanks for the info. > Being that our circuit has been stable, I'm not worried about flapping. If it > does go nuts some day I would just take the peer down until we resolve > whatever > is going on. > But three minutes feels like a long time to wait for the peer to drop while > traffic is just slamming in to a dead route. > On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 7:05 AM, Dennis Burgess < dmburg...@linktechs.net > > wrote: >> Yep, we change it to 10 and 30. The only issue you can have is if you flap >> but I >> have not had that issue as of yet. >> Dennis Burgess >> www.linktechs.net – 314-735-0270 x103 – dmburg...@linktechs.net >> From: Af [mailto: af-boun...@afmug.com ] On Behalf Of Adair Winter >> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:03 AM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: [AFMUG] BGP Timers >> Does anyone ever modify the default bgp keep-alive and hold timers in order >> to >> facilitate a faster fail over time when peer drops? >> Waiting the default three minutes seems like a very long time. >> -- >> Adair Winter >> VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner >> Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 >> C: 806.231.7180 >> http://www.amarillowireless.net > -- > Adair Winter > VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner > Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 > C: 806.231.7180 > http://www.amarillowireless.net
