That's a pretty normal configuration so I wouldn't expect any issues. Load balancing over both connections is another story entirely and doesn't matter the exact platform. You can find a large volume of books/websites/opinions on BGP load balancing out there. It's not exactly a trivial subject. :-)
On Nov 25, 2013, at 3:21 PM, Jason Warren wrote: > I am looking for some advise. I am looking at picking up two Juniper MX5's to > replace a Cisco 7206 Router that is acting as a BGP router. I am wanting to > run the Juniper's in as much of a HA or failover as can be. I have two BGP > connections to the outside world. My thought process so far is to terminate > one upstream BGP connection into each MX5. Then I was thinking of running a > physical link between the two MX5s and run a iBGP session . Then coming off > each MX5 would be a VRRP instance that would connect to the rest of my > network. This would allow all of my network to only know one default gateway > but hopefully allow the MX5's the capability of fully utilize both upstream > connections. Is there a better way or any 'gotchas' that comes to mind with > the above? > _______________________________________________ > juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
