Hi, It seems that rp_filter was the key. Both BGP sessions are up, thanks for tip.
Now, I have a different topic - can you suggest a solution to overcome situation, where one ISP sends two AS numbers and in most cases their path is longer for outgoing traffic? Regards, Wojciech Bajorek 2017-04-25 15:46 GMT+02:00 Wojciech Bajorek <wojciech.bajo...@gmail.com>: > Thanks, you might be right, indeed rp_filter was enabled. > > I will test it today and see if it helps. > > Does it mean that my config is just fine? > > Regards, > Wojciech Bajorek > > > 2017-04-25 12:36 GMT+02:00 Andrew <ni...@seti.kr.ua>: > >> Maybe you forgot to disable rp_filter on uplink ifaces? >> >> And prepend works for incoming traffic, for outgoing - there is >> localpref. So, if outgoing traffic goes via ISP2 and incoming passed via >> ISP1 - it's dropped if rp_filter is enabled. >> >> >> On 25.04.2017 10:36, Wojciech Bajorek wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a pretty simple BGP configuration with two ISP and one static >> subnet to advertise. >> There is also one prepending configured but I'm not sure if it's working. >> >> The thing is that for some reason when I connect both ISP peers, traffic >> to the advertised ISP#2 networks (with shorter path) stops working after a >> couple of seconds. Tracert shows the last hop as ISP#2 border router. >> >> Similar configuration on Juniper router works without any problem, so I'm >> afraid that there is an error within my Bird config. >> Can you please help me out? >> >> PS. Without prepending situation is exactly the same. >> >> OS: Debian 8 >> Bird: 1.4.5-1+deb8u1 >> >> >> router id 90.90.90.1; >> >> protocol kernel { >> persist; >> scan time 15; >> import all; >> export all; >> } >> >> protocol device { >> scan time 10; >> } >> >> filter bgp_isp1_out { >> if net = 90.90.90.0/24 then >> { >> accept; >> } >> else reject; >> } >> >> filter bgp_isp2_out { >> if net = 90.90.90.0/24 then >> { >> bgp_path.prepend(12345); >> bgp_path.prepend(12345); >> accept; >> } >> else reject; >> } >> >> protocol bgp bgp_isp1 { >> import all; >> export filter bgp_isp1_out; >> >> local as 12345; >> neighbor 2.3.4.5 as 2345; >> } >> >> protocol bgp bgp_isp2 { >> import all; >> export filter bgp_isp2_out; >> >> local as 12345; >> neighbor 3.4.5.6 as 3456; >> } >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> Regards, >> Wojciech Bajorek >> >> >> >