On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 03:50:24PM +0200, Timo Weingärtner wrote: > > > What's the problem with using iBGP routes for recursive lookups (when > > > using iBGP as IGP)? The message even says that the route is resolvable. > > > > BIRD does not allow recursive routes to depend on another recursive route. > > If your iBGP is configured to generate non-recursive routes (using > > 'gateway direct' option), then recursive routes (from another BGP) > > could depend on that routes, but i am not sure if such setting could > > be useful, esp. it does not work if you want to use the same iBGP session > > for both recursive and non-recursive routes. > > Let me rephrase my question: Why does BIRD not allow recursive routes to > depend on another recursive route. What could go wrong if it was allowed?
It is mainly for simplicity of some implementation issues and preventing problems like mutually recursive routes. -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Ondrej 'SanTiago' Zajicek (email: [email protected]) OpenPGP encrypted e-mails preferred (KeyID 0x11DEADC3, wwwkeys.pgp.net) "To err is human -- to blame it on a computer is even more so."
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