I think the link backup is the key to BGP. Of course,
if you have only one ISP, BGP is totally useless. Only
if you have more than one ISP, in case they loose
their internet connetion, BGP will dynamically switchs
your link to the backup ISP.
I do not know how you can load balance your internet
traffic by using BGP only.
Ken
--- Tim O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Doesn't the BGP give you load balancing capabilities
> that you would not get
> from a static route?
>
> Tim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Breen, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:22 PM
> Subject: Re: What are the benefits of BGP?
>
>
> Michael,
>
> No benefit whatsoever as long as you are homed to
> only 1 ISP. Stick to the
> simple road, and use static/default routes. BGP is
> useful if you are
> connected to multiple providers, but it's
> overkill/unnecessary when you only
> have one service provider.
>
> Chuck Ryan
> Cisco Systems
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Breen, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 9:03 AM
> Subject: What are the benefits of BGP?
>
>
> > Hello all!
> >
> > Currently we have 1 T-1 connection to the Internet
> and my company is
> > planning on putting together an E-commerce site.
> We determined that we
> > needed an additional T-1 for added bandwidth
> support. What would be the
> > benefits of using BGP in this scenario?
> >
> > Michael
> >
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