Re: Default routes on BGP routers with full feeds

[Blake Hudson]

I often opt to leave one or more default routes configured with low 
priority (lower than BGP). The thinking is that if there is a fault with 
BGP, the router will still operate and the fault can be corrected 
remotely (in-band). The downside is that I might pass traffic for 
non-existing destinations an additional hop and put the load of 
generating an ICMP unreachable on someone else's router.

--Blake

Berry Mobley wrote on 11/4/2014 11:47 AM:
I'm wondering how many of you who are multihomed also add default 
routes pointing to your providers from whom you are receiving full feeds.

If so, why? If not, why not?

Thanks,

Berry