Hi Narendra , you are correct , AD is generally thought to be used as a tie breaker with different protocols... but not always ,
AD can be used to decide routes of same protocol !! changing AD of ebgp to 201 forces ibgp routes...to get into the routing table..... On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Narendra Naukwal <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Taqdir, > > It can be used when BGP as a protocol is competing with a different > protocol for exact same Prefix/prefix-length. > > > Thanks, > Narendra Naukwal > > > > > On Saturday, 30 November 2013 12:42 PM, Marko Milivojevic < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Taqdir, > > AD will not impact bestpath selection process, but will impact selection of > the best route between different routing sources. > > What you might want to look at is the bestpath selection process and > manipulate one of the appropriate BGP attributes to prefer internal over > external route: > > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094431.shtml > > -- > Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S) > Senior CCIE Instructor / Managing Partner - IPexpert > :: Free Video Training: http://youtube.com/IPexpertInc > :: Social: http://twitter.com/@icemarkom | http://fb.me/ccie18427 > :: IPexpert: http://www.ipexpert.com/Communities | +1-810-326-1444 > > > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Taqdir Singh <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Hi Team, > > > > > > Changing AD of eBGP to 201 doesnt install iBGP route.. > > > > if changing AD of BGP doest effect path selection then for what purpose > > distance command is there in router bgp ? > > > > -- > > > > > > Thanks & regards, > > > > Taqdir Singh > > Ph: (+91) 8826009496 > > _______________________________________________ > > Free CCIE R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless & Security Videos :: > > > > iPexpert on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc > > > > _______________________________________________ > Free CCIE R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless & Security Videos :: > > iPexpert on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc > _______________________________________________ > Free CCIE R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless & Security Videos :: > > iPexpert on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc > _______________________________________________ Free CCIE R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless & Security Videos :: iPexpert on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc
