BGP config question. [7:62860]

Folks A quick question on external BGP connection configuration. Given an organisation (ORG) with 2 EBGP routers (up1, up2) and two upstream providers (pr1, and pr2) where provider pr1 is currently linked to the router up1 via a serial link and provider pr2 is currently linked to router up2

Re: BGP config question. [7:62860]

At 01:36 PM 2/12/2003 +, Peter Walker wrote: Folks A quick question on external BGP connection configuration. Given an organisation (ORG) with 2 EBGP routers (up1, up2) and two upstream providers (pr1, and pr2) where provider pr1 is currently linked to the router up1 via a serial link and

Re: BGP config question. [7:62860]

Yep you are right. Lets try that again ... a) connect up1 to the same ethernet segment b) form bgp neighbor relationship with BGP peer at provider pr2 c) advertise appropriate MED values requesting that pr2 prefer up2 d) set local preference to prefer

Re: BGP config question. [7:62860]

At 03:59 PM 2/12/2003 +, Peter Walker wrote: Yep you are right. Lets try that again ... a) connect up1 to the same ethernet segment b) form bgp neighbor relationship with BGP peer at provider pr2 c) advertise appropriate MED values requesting that pr2 prefer

Re: BGP config question. [7:62860]

Pete Thanks for your help. I know it doesnt buy much redundancy, however it is something that could be done to an existing system without much capital outlay, and the organisation that I was thinking of has seemed to have had a run of bad luck with single routers falling over during the last