Nigel Taylor wrote: > > All, > This was a recent post on the Nanog list which I thought > could get > some interest on the list. Basically, the poster is > questioning the > relevance or real world requirements/need for certain commands, > in this case > it's the "redistribute bgp" command. > > Here's the original post... > > Sean Donelan wrote: > > Should the Service Provider version of routing software > include the > redistribute bgp command? Other than CCIE labs, I haven't > seen a > real-world use for redistributing the BGP route table into > any IGP. > > If the command was removed (or included a Are your sure? > question) what > would the affect be on ISPs, other than improving reliability > by > stopping network engineers from fubaring a backbone?
Cisco engineering (IOS development especially) has never had the philosophy that they should stop someone from fubaring their network, and they probably won't change that. They've always given us enough rope to hang ourselves. :-) Luckily they couple that with good documentation, field support, TAC, and certification programs that (hopefully?) have some emphasis on when and when not to use commands. The more interesting question is the technical one. Is it true that there's never any reason to redistrubte BGP routes into an IGP? That sounds believable, but probably worth more discussion.... _______________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer www.troubleshootingnetworks.com www.priscilla.com > > > Thoughts! > > Nigel > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=55018&t=54961 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
