Hi,Would someone explain to me how the #redistribute connected command works in BGP?This is a long email with the configs, so please bear with me. I have 5 routers interconnected:RTE--->RTD----->RTZ | | RTF---->RTA----->RTZ RTE and RTF are connected via E0RTE to RTD via s0 and s1RTF to RTA via s1 RTD, RTA and RTZ connected via e0 RTE and RTF are in AS100 RTD in AS300 RTA in AS200 RTZ in AS600 Eigrp 100 is running on RTE and RTF. The question is: Even though the route entry for 5.0.0.0 and 6.0.0.0 is in the BGP and the routing tables of RTD and RTA, I cannot ping 5.5.5.5 or 6.6.6.6. But the moment I configure the command, #redist conn on RTE and RTF, it works!! I had the same problem on RTZ. But the moment I configured the redist conn command on RTZ(mind you, RTZ), I can ping 5.5.5.5 and 6.6.6.6!! Why and How??? Would someone PLEASE explain why it does NOT work without the command and why it does then? I know it is my lack of BGP knowledge but please advise. I am posting the configs of RTF and the tables on RTA. RTF# router eigrp 100 network 6.0.0.0 ! router bgp 100 no synchronization network 192.168.21.0 redistribute connected redistribute eigrp 100 neighbor 192.168.21.1 remote-as 100 neighbor 192.168.21.1 next-hop-self neighbor 192.168.42.2 remote-as 400 no auto-summary ! RTA#sh ip route Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2 E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, E - EGP i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, * - candidate default U - per-user static route, o - ODRGateway of last resort is not setB 1.0.0.0/8 [20/0] via 10.10.1.2, 00:05:01 192.168.31.0/30 is subnetted, 1 subnets B 192.168.31.0 [20/0] via 192.168.42.1, 00:06:30 192.168.30.0/30 is subnetted, 1 subnets C 192.168.30.0 is directly connected, Serial0 192.168.42.0/30 is subnetted, 1 subnets C 192.168.42.0 is directly connected, Serial1 5.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets B 5.5.5.5 [20/0] via 192.168.42.1, 00:22:41 6.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets B 6.6.6.6 [20/0] via 192.168.42.1, 00:23:39 B 192.168.21.0/24 [20/0] via 192.168.42.1, 00:23:39 10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks C 10.10.1.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet0 B 10.0.0.0/8 [20/0] via 10.10.1.2, 00:06:42 B 192.1.1.0/24 [20/0] via 192.168.42.1, 00:08:41 B 192.168.1.0/24 [20/0] via 10.10.1.2, 00:06:43 192.168.32.0/30 is subnetted, 1 subnets B 192.168.32.0 [20/0] via 192.168.42.1, 00:08:11 RTA#sh ip bgp BGP table version is 33, local router ID is 192.168.1.49 Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path *> 1.0.0.0 10.10.1.2 0 0 600 ? * 5.5.5.5/32 10.10.1.3 0 600 300 100 ? *> 192.168.42.1 0 100 ? * 6.6.6.6/32 10.10.1.3 0 600 300 100 ? *> 192.168.42.1 0 0 100 ? *> 10.0.0.0 10.10.1.2 0 0 600 ? * 192.1.1.0 10.10.1.2 0 0 600 ? *> 192.168.42.1 0 0 100 ? *> 192.168.1.0 10.10.1.2 0 0 600 ? * 192.168.21.0 10.10.1.3 0 600 300 100 i *> 192.168.42.1 0 0 100 i * 192.168.31.0/30 10.10.1.3 0 600 300 100 ? *> 192.168.42.1 0 100 ? * 192.168.32.0/30 10.10.1.3 0 600 300 100 ? *> 192.168.42.1 0 100 ? * 192.168.42.0/30 10.10.1.3 0 600 300 100 ? *> 192.168.42.1 0 0 100 ? RTA#
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