Re: Route Selection in BGP

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:05, Abiola Jewoola <biola_y2k_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would suggest that you read the instructions carefully.
>
> If the task ask for you to influence the B routes throughout the AS B then you
> will need to configure local pref
>
> But if the task ask for the routes to be influenced on a single router then
> you will need to configure weight.
>
> All thesame , Read the instructions !!!

It depend on the topology. Sometimes, changing weight on one router
can actually alter the selection AS-wide, if that one router is the
edge router or route reflector. In other cases, local-preference must
be used.

I could not agree more with the last line you wrote :-)

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