From: Charles Manafa (charles.manafa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Oct 12 2001 - 11:45:02 GMT-3
If your ISP will not originate default route, then point your default
network to your ISP's network as close as possible to the NAP. That way
problems within the ISP's network can easily be detected, and a backup route
can be used.
CM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ravi" <s_ravichandran@hotmail.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 10:32 PM
Subject: BGP question
> Hi,
>
> At my work, EBGP router advertises a default route to its IBGP routers
when
> it has the neighbor relationship with its EBGP (ISP) neighbor. It is
> achieved by having a default route on that router. When the default route
> goes down (that is when the serial link is down), it is not advertised.
>
> Currently, we have switched to another ISP who connects to us thru fast
> Ethernet (cat switch). The problem is because it is connecting thru the
> switch, the routers interface never goes down even when the neighbor or
the
> link is down. As the link is not going down my default route is still
being
> advertised to its IBGP neighbors.
>
> Anyone could help me on this?
>
> Regards,
> Ravi
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