RE: BGP load balancing using Loopbacks.

I'd say 32 is on all platforms that have had the MFI Rewrite. This is
12.4(20)T and beyond.

David

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> From: Steve Di Bias [mailto:sdibias_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:24 PM
> To: Marko Milivojevic
> Cc: David Prall; Jacek; Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: BGP load balancing using Loopbacks.
> 
> On a 2800 running 12.4(24)T4 I see 32, but on some running older IOS
> I'm seeing 16 as well
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Marko Milivojevic
> <markom_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 	I tried on ProctorLabs 2800 and the maximum was 16.
> 
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> 	On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 14:10, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 	> 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
> 	>>
> 	>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Marko Milivojevic
> <markom_at_ipexpert.com>
> 	>> wrote:
> 	>>>
> 	>>> 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.
> 	>>> >>
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