The Long and Winding Road wrote: > > wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > All, > > > > Please can someone clear this up for me, if you have the time. > > > > IBGP peers do not have to be physically connected to one > another, as long > as > > an IGP (most preferably) is running between them. > > > nope. direct connect is preferred, but nope - don't have to be > > > > > > On page 128 (paragraph 1) of the Routing TCP/IP Volume 2 > book, it says the > > following about route reflectors and clients :- > > "The clients have physical connections to each of the route > reflectors, > and > > they peer to each" > > preferred but not necessary. that's why there is an "neighbor > ebgp-multihop"
I thought "ebgp-multihop" was for neighbors in different AS's ? Going right now to check it on the command reference ... > command :-> > > > > > > I assume that each client in a iBGP domain, does not need to > share a > > physical data-link to each RR? > > > nope > > > > > Many thx. (maybe im just tired from studying all weekend). > > > > Regards, > > Ken > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > For more information about Barclays Capital, please > > visit our web site at http://www.barcap.com. > > > > > > Internet communications are not secure and therefore the > Barclays > > Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents > of this > > message. Although the Barclays Group operates anti-virus > programmes, > > it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever > that is > > caused by viruses being passed. Any views or opinions > presented are > > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent > those of the > > Barclays Group. Replies to this email may be monitored by > the Barclays > > Group for operational or business reasons. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=66514&t=66488 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]