If both links to the ISPs are of equal bandwidths then
load balancing is almost automatic otherwise use MED
for load-balancing in BGP
regards,
suaveguru
--- "Hire, Ejay" wrote:
> Easy. Accept all incoming routes from both
> providers (Within the memory
> constraints of your router, i.e. up to a /21. The
> router will
> automatically select the link with the shortest AS
> path and place it in the
> routing table. Please be a good netzien and filter
> all incoming and
> outgoing advertisements of the private and
> experimental space.
>
> -ej
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rashid Lohiya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 5:55 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: BGP - Load Balancing [7:3903]
>
>
> My first BGP project and I am lost!
>
> I am looking for a brief overview of how load
> balancing is configured using
> BGP Multi-homed connections.
>
> I thought a company with 2 ISP connections would use
> one link and have the
> other available as backup only. But from what I
> understand from the client
> request, they are expecting to load balance in some
> way over both links.
>
> I don't need the specific configs, just the rough
> guidelines/pitfalls, so
> that I can work out where to begin my research.
>
> Any takers?
>
> Rashid Lohiya
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