Re: Ibgp vs ebgp

Nice.. Makes sense

BGP is EGP, so it prefers external routes.

Others are IGP, so they prefer interal routes.

Any corrections ?

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On Nov 21, 2010, at 1:08 AM, "OJ" <ochiengs_at_shaw.ca> wrote:

> BGP is an external routing protocol by design and focuses more on how to get you out of one domain into another as quickly as possible.
> BGP external route known from "outside" should be the best route to the outside world as compared to an external route that I learnt internally hence trust external more.
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>> I would think because ibgp is competing with igps while ebgp is not
>> competing with igps. Is this anywhere near why?
>> On Nov 20, 2010 11:18 PM, "Mike" <mike.ccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Why does ebgp have a better metric than Ibgp. Is it not better to trust a
>> route advertised from within the AS than a route advertised from outside the
>> AS.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
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