Why doesn't BGP...

Mon Nov 11 12:06:50 UTC 1996

> Look, I can do a "show interface" on any interface and see what speed
> it's running at and if it's dropping packets.  If BGP hears a route
> on an interface that isn't dropping packets shouldn't _that_ route
> be considered "best" all other things being equal (hop counts and
> all)?  You can't tell me the router doesn't know this information
> because _I_ get the information from the router itself!!

And the next hop router? ? And the dampening? 

> Ed Morin
> Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505 (voice)
> Professional Internet Services
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

--Peter
  Using the internet for a hobby