From: Kenny Sallee (mischa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Aug 16 2000 - 02:27:04 GMT-3
I thought you could originate a default to an EBGP neighbor like this:
neigh x.x.x.x default-info originate
And that it didn't matter wether there was a default in the local RIB or
not....
Kenny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Van Heuveln" <cvanheuv@cisco.com>
To: "Mark H. Degner" <mark@degner.org>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 5:05 AM
Subject: Re: BGP default network
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 08:54:40PM -0500, Mark H. Degner wrote:
> > Brian,
> >
> > BGP CAN generate a default route. Note the 'default-information
originate' command that is
>
> Mark,
>
> I may be taking your statement out of context but let me clarify it
anyway.
> BGP "default-info originate" does not work the same as with some of the
> other routing protocols. BGP will not *create* a default route just
because
> you use this command (like OSPF can do). There are two ways to get a
> default route into the BGP RIB:
>
> 1.
>
> router bgp 1
> redist <protocol>
> default-information originate
>
> (if you leave either statement out it will not go in the RIB)
>
> 2.
>
> router bgp 1
> network 0.0.0.0 <-- puts it in the RIB *and* advertises it
>
> But both methods require you to have a 0.0.0.0 route already in
> the local routing table.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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