From: Michael Needham (mineedha@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2000 - 21:19:20 GMT-3
So then the connections within the Confederation are really considered
EBGPbetween each confederation AS? Hence the need for EBGP multihop if I
use an address other than the local connection between two members of
the confereration with differnt peer IDs???
Greg Schmitt wrote:
>
> Michael,
>
> Answers (hopefully correct) in line.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Greg Schmitt
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Needham [mailto:mineedha@cisco.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:48 PM
> To: CCIELAB@groupstudy.com
> Subject: BGP CONFEDERATIONS Question
>
> In a confederation can I still use update-source between two different
> portions of the confederated network. Ie between 5555 to 4444 neigbors
> with a confed of 6?
>
> ===>Yes, they are separate autonomous systems (EBGP).
>
> If I continue to use a loopback as a neighbor address do I need EBGP
> multihop between to two AS's within the confed. to permit connectivity?
>
> ===>Yes, they are separate autonomous systems (EBGP).
>
> Does the next-hop commands still relative within the confed?
>
> ===>If you are talking about between 5555 and 4444, then probably not.
> Usually the different ASs are directly connected, and you have a default
> route pointing to the loopback address.
>
> Finally, if a router is part of a confederation and has no other
> connections other to a member of it's "native" conferedation, do you
> still need the confederation peer ID command???
>
> ===>Yes. All routers involved in a confederation must have the peer
> statement.
>
> I'm doing a rather complex LAb (self invented) and having issues with
> such... Thanks
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