From: Peter Van Oene (pvo@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Feb 10 2001 - 15:32:28 GMT-3
I've seen this done on production networks :) (IBGP connections over the inter
net) Its odd, but works :)
Pete
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On 2/9/2001 at 5:11 PM Chuck Larrieu wrote:
>I'm spending the weekend with BGP - want to know enough to be able to fake
>it in the ASET lab next week.
>
>Just pondering something. If iBGP routers do not need to be directly
>connected, then is it reasonable to try to join up two labs across the
>internet and see what we can see?
>
>Me---------the internet-----------you
> <-----------ibgp--------------->
>
>my router
>router bgp 65000
>neighbor your_outside_ip_address
>
>your router
>router bgp 65000
>neighbor my_outside_ ip_address
>
>I don't think there would be any implications to the global internet routing
>table. But if that is a concern, a simple GRE tunnel could alleviate that
>issue.
>
>Worth a shot? Any problems to the internet itself, if we use a private AS
>number and the appropriate neighbor statements?
>
>anyone interested in trying this tomorrow sometime after 5:00 p.m. pacific
>( 8:00 p.m. eastern ) ?
>If this is feasible, several of use could link up. Hell of a lot simpler
>than trying IPSec / VPN tunnels
>
>Chuck
>
>A long shot at passing is better than no shot.
>Right now that's all I got to get me through,
>So I gotta believe!
>
>( paraphrased from Kathy Baille / Baille and the Boys
>a song from several years ago )
>
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