Re: [j-nsp] EVPN VGA MAC address learning cause flooding

Interesting discussion here. I take it this is not just an issue for packets *originated* by the switch (as in generated by the switch), but also routed packets it forwards? Sounds like the config posted hard-coding the MAC is a sensible thing to do. I'm pondering now, in a situation with

Re: [j-nsp] EVPN VGA MAC address learning cause flooding

Sorry I missed you _actual_ question :) I never figured out why this is the default behavior, sorry. Regards Roger On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 4:40 PM Roger Wiklund wrote: > Hi > > Yes you need to set the vga-v4/v6-mac on the IRB interface: > > virtual-gateway-v4-mac | EVPN User Guide | Juniper

Re: [j-nsp] EVPN VGA MAC address learning cause flooding

Hi Yes you need to set the vga-v4/v6-mac on the IRB interface: virtual-gateway-v4-mac | EVPN User Guide | Juniper Networks TechLibrary eg: set interfaces

[j-nsp] EVPN VGA MAC address learning cause flooding

Hi! Experts Sorry for disturbing, I am curious why IRB interface in EVPN does not use VGAs' Virtual MAC address (00:00:5e:00:01:01) to originate packets, but instead uses the interface real MAC address to originate packets. Are there any special thoughts behind this? It will cause BUM flooding