Re: BGP load balancing using Loopbacks.

Also confirmed the 32 paths on a Cat 6509 running 12.2(33)SXI1

DS-6509-IDF-1(config-router)#maximum-paths ?

  <1-32> Number of paths

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I noticed the same thing and had to use the master index to find what I was
> looking for
>
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> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:
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>> You are correct. A quick check in the CLI can confirm this. Thanks for
>> a refresher :-)
>>
>> Btw. it looks like EIGRP command reference is once again gone from the
>> DocCD :-).
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>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 13:25, David Prall <dcp_at_dcptech.com> wrote:
>> > Updated: Aug 23, 2005
>> >
>> > I'd say that EIGRP has changed a little bit in the past 5+ years.
>> Default
>> > max paths use to be all over the place, it is now 4 for all IGP's. CEF
>> > allows for 32 paths now as well.
>> >
>> > David
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>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> >> Jacek
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 3:56 PM
>> >> To: Cisco certification
>> >> Subject: BGP load balancing using Loopbacks.
>> >>
>> >> Hello all,
>> >>
>> >> I am referring to Cisco article:
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_configuration_exampl
>> >> e09186a00800945bf.shtml#conf1
>> >>
>> >> RA(AS11)======EIGRP======RB(AS10)
>> >>
>> >> Peering is done using loopback interfaces.
>> >> RA and RB run EIGRP and advertise Loopbacks and connecting links.
>> >> Load balancing between loopback interfaces is assured by EIGRP.
>> >>
>> >> My question is about Cisco statement:
>> >> "This scenario shows how to achieve load sharing when there are
>> >> multiple *(up
>> >> to a maximum of six), equal-cost links*."
>> >>
>> >> Why there is a limit of 6 links and why they need to be equal ?
>> >> I think that any limits in this scenario are imposed by EIGRP and EIGRP
>> >> supports unequal load balancing up to 16 links.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
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