BGP as an IGP (Was Re: IGPs in use)

Wed Oct 14 10:16:20 UTC 1998

Hakan Hansson wrote (on Oct 14):
> Either you have to configure next-hop-self or use static or use other IGP,
> otherwise you'll end up with flapping routes in your network. BGP cannot
> use a route for next-hop-self address derived by itself, as far as I know.

Well it does and can. But then I suppose it depends on the arbitrary
restrictions certain vendors place on you.

Chris.
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