Thanks for the info. Being that our circuit has been stable, I'm not worried about flapping. If it does go nuts some day I would just take the peer down until we resolve whatever is going on. But three minutes feels like a long time to wait for the peer to drop while traffic is just slamming in to a dead route.
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 7:05 AM, Dennis Burgess <dmburg...@linktechs.net> wrote: > Yep, we change it to 10 and 30. The only issue you can have is if you > flap but I have not had that issue as of yet. > > > > Dennis Burgess > > www.linktechs.net – 314-735-0270 x103 <(314)%20735-0270> – > dmburg...@linktechs.net > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Adair Winter > *Sent:* Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:03 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] BGP Timers > > > > Does anyone ever modify the default bgp keep-alive and hold timers in > order to facilitate a faster fail over time when peer drops? > > Waiting the default three minutes seems like a very long time. > > > > -- > > Adair Winter > VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner > Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 <(806)%20316-5071> > C: 806.231.7180 <(806)%20231-7180> > http://www.amarillowireless.net > <http://www.amarillowireless.net> > > > -- Adair Winter VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 C: 806.231.7180 http://www.amarillowireless.net <http://www.amarillowireless.net>
