RE: bgp best path compare-routerid implementation example

2009-09-25 Thread Holmes,David A
ancing approach. -Original Message- From: Austin Wilson [mailto:aust...@bandcon.com] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:22 AM To: devang patel Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: bgp best path compare-routerid implementation example Dev, Yes, using that command, it will use the lowest

RE: bgp best path compare-routerid implementation example

2009-09-25 Thread Austin Wilson
devan...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:07 AM To: Austin Wilson Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: bgp best path compare-routerid implementation example Hi... So according to command it will select the path received from lowest router id right... so if you are sure about the path sele

Re: bgp best path compare-routerid implementation example

2009-09-25 Thread devang patel
Hi... So according to command it will select the path received from lowest router id right... so if you are sure about the path selection pattern then its good idea to use it... And true that path selection change based on own network design... is it good idea to set all received route attribute

RE: bgp best path compare-routerid implementation example

2009-09-25 Thread Austin Wilson
Dev, This is usually used to offset the oldest route metric. The problem is that when a link fails and comes back online, traffic can shift from one provider to another in the middle of your billing cycle. This then could mean you get double billed for that traffic. People use the command to b

Re: bgp best path compare-routerid implementation example

2009-09-25 Thread Andy Davidson
On 25 Sep 2009, at 05:24, devang patel wrote: I am looking for the *bgp best path compare*-*routerid* implementation example? I know the function of it but looking for some scenario where its been used... Hi, Devang This option is really only used in order to instruct a router to skip t