>Howard, > I think I see where you're going. The default on the "DIO" >command is >applying an "E2" to the default as it is sent into the enterprise. It is >also >known that by order of preference that "E2" routes are least preffered. >So based >on your hint.. I'm thinking making use of the "metric-type" parameter to >make >the default-route an "E1" metric which would provide known route info >into the >ISP's network. Nope..this isn't it.
STOP! Using E1 is the answer, although I don't think you have the reason quite right. On the default-information originate command, use metric-type 1 and an equal metric on both routers. E1 considers the combined internal and external metric. If you make the external metrics equal, traffic in your network will go to the closest exit. If the network topology is reasonably well designed with the placement of your gateways, this should give approximate sharing of both internal resources and the ISP links. Again, this is outwards toward the ISP. Without BGP, you aren't going to influence inbound sharing. > >In thinking about this even more when I was posting the very first >time to this thread I taught..yes, that's it..but opt'd not to mention >it. >Now it dawns on me that the default nature of (cisco's)ospf is to use 4 >equal-cost >routes. So now "maximum-paths 2" sounds like the way to go. No, for a couple of reasons. First, OSPF will generate only one external route to the same destination in the same router. So load balancing on the same router, which uses maximum-paths, will never take place with OSPF default. Second, what you want is load-sharing with the scope of your OSPF _domain_, not the scope of one router. > >the hint knocked me over the head..:-> > >Nigel > -- "What Problem are you trying to solve?" ***send Cisco questions to the list, so all can benefit -- not directly to me*** ******************************************************************************** Howard C. Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chief Technology Officer, GettLab/Gett Communications http://www.gettlabs.com Technical Director, CertificationZone.com http://www.certificationzone.com "retired" Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CID) #93005 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=42175&t=42139 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
