On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, David Luyer wrote:
> > But not allowing BGP -> IGP -> BGP might be a good one. On the other hand,
> > someone who is determined to screw up could do BGP -> IGP on one router
> > and IGP -> BGP on another.
> I've seen that done. And usefully.
But it's just too dangerous.
>
I tend to favour allowing features rather than restricting them, if paranoia is
needed then perhaps a confirm prompt?
Dont forget tho BGP is used for things other than Internet routing eg VPN, VRF
and in those cases I can imagine such redistributions being beneficial.
Steve
On Mon, 7 Oct 200
Iljitsch van Beijnum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But not allowing BGP -> IGP -> BGP might be a good one. On the other hand,
> someone who is determined to screw up could do BGP -> IGP on one router
> and IGP -> BGP on another.
I've seen that done. And usefully. The case involved an AGS+ (BGP
On Friday, Oct 4, 2002, at 18:01 Canada/Eastern, 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
Sean,
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> Should the Service Provider version of routing software include the
> redistribute
SD> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 18:01:15 -0400 (EDT)
SD> From: Sean Donelan
SD> Should the Service Provider version of routing software
SD> include the redistribute bgp command? Other than CCIE labs,
SD> I haven't seen a real-world use for redistributing the BGP
SD> route table into any IGP.
On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, 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.
I don't think it's the business of anyone outsi
> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 18:01:15 -0400 (EDT)
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> 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
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I've never subscribed to the "Are you sure?" concept, or preventing problems
by removing functionality, effectively tying an operator's hands behind
his/her back. The fact is that redistributing BGP into an IGP can have its
uses (though not usually, okay, never, when carrying a full table on the
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