>EXACTLY. so why would any1 go above lets say 3, 4 id say max >5 ebgp hops.
In a multicast context, likely where the MBGP topology is a lot more sparse
than the unicast BGP one. At least AFAIK ;)
mh
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Hallgren, Michael [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Date: jeudi 11 mai 2000 18:00
> À: Dollard Morgan
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet: RE: BGP peering question
>
>
> >right, i know when to use ebgp multihop, what i was asking, >is actually,
> >hoiw far are u willing to take it. is it usefull to peer a >bgp session
> over
> >30 hops, because u dont want to peer with ur isp, but with >another one
> >instead.
>
>
> OK. Was readin' with only one eye open ;). Concerning how far to take it,
> I
> would keep in mind that I want a reliable connection, and thus probably
> avoid going over multiple AS's, or at the very least think twice :)
>
>
> mh
>
>
>
>
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De: Hallgren, Michael [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Date: jeudi 11 mai 2000 17:42
> > À: Dollard Morgan; 'Dale Holmes'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Objet: RE: BGP peering question
> >
> > One situation where you may use ebgp-multihop is when
> > sharing over some set of serials, where the Loopback's - peers - for the
> > session isn't directly connected.
> >
> > mh
> >
> > ok, i dont think this is a valid question. when peering bgp sessions to
> an
> > external as, u add a command called bgp beighbor ebgp-multihop " for
> > example, which defines how far away ur peer is going to be. im not sure
> > how
> > or why ud want to peer a bgp session acroos multiple isps , or what the
> > reason for this would be. i dont think your going to get any1 to peer a
> > bgp
> > session with u unless ur directly connected to them, such as UUNET. ask
> if
> > anymore info
> >
> > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > > De: Dale Holmes [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Date: jeudi 11 mai 2000 16:22
> > > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Objet: BGP peering question
> > >
> > > A friend of mine has the following problem:
> > >
> > > >I've been given the project of establishing peering connections with
> > > >other
> > > >ISP's/carriers. The biggest problem I have is finding the >right dept
> > to
> > > >call or e-mail. Take AOL for example, 40% of our >traffic is destined
> > for
> > >
> > > >AOL, can't find a clue on how to contact >them about establishing a
> > > peering
> > > >session via BGP. Is their a list >of companies willing to peer?
> > >
> > > Any clues?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Dale
> > > [=`)
> > >
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