Hello Stuart, On Fri, 26.01.2007 at 12:36:18 +0000, Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'bgpctl sh nex' lists *nexthops*, not peers. nexthops are not re- > written unless you 'set nexthop self', they stay as learned from the > e-bgp sessions.
OK. I was thoroughly confused and scared, too. > unless you change 'nexthop qualify', it means not reachable by either: > > directly-connected network > static (non-default) route > route learned from a different protocol (ospf/rip) Ok... > but there's a reason these are not default. Understood. > the ibgp announcement with the prefix is _not_ necessarily sent > by the router with the external session, you may be using a route > reflector. Nope, but anyway, your message was very helpful in clearing up some of my confusion! Best, --Toni++
