Need hints on proper default route selection

Jon Zeeff jon at branch.com
Wed Oct 2 18:08:14 UTC 1996


BGP done right requires a full duplex connection to be up.  So this is ok.

>     [] Point default to NSP #1
>     [] Take internal routes from NSP #2
>     [] Have a second, lower pref default to NSP #2

> Recently, we have been bitten by failures on our 10mbit link to NSP #1
> (default) where the ethernet-lookalike link between us became
> uni-directional (common netedges failure mode).  This failure was not

Of couse it won't help you if your provider can't correctly send a 
default only when he has a proper default.






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