Peter,
With all due respect, he doesn't have an IGP problem... He has a
routing problem, and would like the ability to influence the flow of
traffic under certain circumstances to provide for better network
performance.
After hearing a better explanation of the real issue, path selection
for an International site, the use of BGP might go a long way toward
solving the issue.
He could very simply address his issues by breaking his OSPF into two
seperate routing domains, and utilizing BGP as a means of
interconnecting them. He could manipulate the traffic through the use
of something as simple as AS-path prepending, or the other mechanisms
Chuck mentioned (local preference, weight, or meds).
Routing protocols are but tools, a simple means to an end. Like all
tools, each has it's strengths and weaknesses. Most important is that
you select the right one for a given situation. In the absence of
more information, the use of BGP sounds like a pretty good solution to
the given problem.
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter I. Slow, CCNP Voice Specialist"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Wanna Be a CCIE? Try This One [7:6076]
> next time you recomend using bgp to fix an IGP problem, im going
to.., well,
> uh, just dont do it again.
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