Re: BGP MED problem

From: Sila Moni (silamoni@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jun 29 2005 - 10:20:07 GMT-3


Good point. Also, there are two other options, policy
routing on bb2 and bgp conditional advertisement on
R8, that one can try. Can someone lend me a rack to
lab this out? :)

--- Zouta oxpf <zouta.oxpf@gmail.com> wrote:

> Did you try using the "bgp always-compare-med"
> command?
>
> ZO
>
> On 6/29/05, k c <jwongccie@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> > Hi Group,
> >
> > BB1 (AS500) --- R1 (AS100)
> > | |
> > | R2 (AS200)
> > | |
> > BB2 (AS500) --- R8 (AS300)
> >
> > R1 and R8 announce 2.2.2.0/24 to BB1 & BB2.
> Without modifying any attributes, BB1 will choose R1
> and BB2 will choose R8 as next hop. The task is to
> make sure BB2 will reach 2.2.2.0/24 via BB1. AS
> prepend method is not allowed. When I use metric, it
> doesn't work? BB2 still choose R8. How can I
> influence bb2 to choose R8? How many methods (beside
> AS prepend) can I use?
> >
> > bb2-7206g1>sh ip bgp
> > BGP table version is 23, local router ID is
> 208.10.90.1
> > Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, *
> valid, > best, i - internal,
> > r RIB-failure, S Stale
> > Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
> > Network Next Hop Metric
> LocPrf Weight Path
> > *> 2.2.2.0/24 192.168.80.8 5
> 0 300 200 ?
> > * i 192.168.10.1 0
> 100 0 100 200 ?
> > *> 5.5.5.0/24 192.168.80.8
> 0 300 200 ?
> > * i 192.168.10.1 0
> 100 0 100 200 ?
> > bb2-7206g1>sh ip bgp 2.2.2.0
> > BGP routing table entry for 2.2.2.0/24, version 23
> > Paths: (2 available, best #1, table
> Default-IP-Routing-Table)
> > Advertised to update-groups:
> > 2
> > 300 200
> > 192.168.80.8 from 192.168.80.8 (136.10.8.8)
> > Origin incomplete, metric 5, localpref 100,
> valid, external, best
> > 100 200
> > 192.168.10.1 (metric 5) from 12.12.12.1
> (100.10.15.1)
> > Origin incomplete, metric 0, localpref 100,
> valid, internal
> > bb2-7206g1>
> >
> > 8. If the origin codes are the same, prefer the
> route with the lowest MED metric attribute.
> > 9. Prefer the external BGP (eBGP) path over the
> iBGP path.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > &3'Y.I3q*>!A&,_'
> >
> >
>



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