BGP route selection question

From: jim.phillipo@guardent.com
Date: Wed Oct 23 2002 - 19:43:20 GMT-3


Why is BGP choosing the route to 133.133.133.0 via 151.51.112.2 when it has
a higher metric ?

bb2#sho ip bgp
BGP table version is 30, local router ID is 202.202.5.111
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i -
internal
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete

   Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
* i121.121.1.0/24 151.51.111.111 0 100 0 i
*> 0.0.0.0 0 32768 i
* i121.121.2.0/24 151.51.111.111 0 100 0 i
*> 0.0.0.0 0 32768 i
* i121.121.3.0/24 151.51.111.111 0 100 0 i
*> 0.0.0.0 0 32768 i
*> 133.133.133.0/24 151.51.112.2 30 0 12 8723 4799 i
* i 151.51.111.1 10 100 0 12 8723 4799 i
*> 144.144.144.0/24 151.51.112.2 0 12 8723 i
* i 151.51.111.1 100 0 12 8723 i
*> 155.155.155.0/24 151.51.112.2 0 12 8723 4799 i
* i 151.51.111.1 100 0 12 8723 4799 i
*> 166.166.166.0/24 151.51.112.2 0 12 8723 i
* i 151.51.111.1 100 0 12 8723 i
*> 177.177.177.0/24 151.51.112.2 0 12 8723 4799 i
* i 151.51.111.1 100 0 12 8723 4799 i
*> 203.203.1.0 151.51.112.2 0 12 8723 4799
113 i
* i 151.51.111.1 100 0 12 8723 4799
113 i



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