Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-09-01 Thread Matthew Petach
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:21 AM, wrote: > I think having a GRE tunnel for the internal routing protocol is > unnecessary. Can you explain the reasoning behind this? I understand > the technical issue whereby GRE will allow multicast for EIGRP, OSPF, > etc, but why not just redistribute into BGP

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Lee
il.com] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:28 AM > To: Ingrum, Bill > Cc: wtrib...@sterneagee.com; nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider > > On 8/31/12, bill.ing...@t-systems.com wrote: >> I think having a GRE tunnel for the internal

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread virendra rode
1, 2012 11:15 AM To: Tribble, Wesley Cc: > nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS > provider > > On 8/30/12, Tribble, Wesley wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I am an Network Operator working in an Enterprise environment >> with offices al

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread PC
o:ler...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:28 AM > > To: Ingrum, Bill > > Cc: wtrib...@sterneagee.com; nanog@nanog.org > > Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider > > > > On 8/31/12, bill.ing...@t-systems.com wrote: > > > I th

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Blake Dunlap
Original Message- > From: Lee [mailto:ler...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:28 AM > To: Ingrum, Bill > Cc: wtrib...@sterneagee.com; nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider > > On 8/31/12, bill.ing...@t-systems.com wrote: > &g

RE: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Bill.Ingrum
I work for an MPLS provider, so I guess I tend to trust them ;) Bill -Original Message- From: Lee [mailto:ler...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:28 AM To: Ingrum, Bill Cc: wtrib...@sterneagee.com; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider On 8/31

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Lee
com] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:15 AM > To: Tribble, Wesley > Cc: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider > > On 8/30/12, Tribble, Wesley wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I am an Network Operator working in an Enterprise environment

RE: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Bill.Ingrum
@nanog.org Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider On 8/30/12, Tribble, Wesley wrote: > Hello all, > > I am an Network Operator working in an Enterprise environment with > offices all over the country(mostly connected via MPLS). We are > currently working towards buil

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Lee
On 8/30/12, Tribble, Wesley wrote: > Hello all, > > I am an Network Operator working in an Enterprise environment with offices > all over the country(mostly connected via MPLS). We are currently working > towards building a Disaster Recovery Site that will host some of our vendor > routers and pr

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread William Herrin
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Tribble, Wesley wrote: > What is the best method to Instruct the provider's >network to prefer the Primary Data Center routes >over the DR site? Keep in mind that I am only >peering with the provider over BGP and I have no >visibility to the underlying MPLS archit

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Walter Keen
as far as the server farm going down (but the router still up). Something to think about. - Original Message - From: "Christopher Morrow" To: "Wesley Tribble" Cc: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 7:05:17 AM Subject: Re: Redundant Routes, BGP wi

Re: Redundant Routes, BGP with MPLS provider

2012-08-31 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Tribble, Wesley wrote: > -Prepend the routes from the DR site so that they will have a longer AS-path > than the Primary location yes