BGP is the only routing protocol where decision is made based on the path attributes than Administrative distance which comes after Weight, Local Pref, AS path, origin and Med in that order and AD is the second last tie breaker in considering the best route.
Thanks Suresh On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Michael Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ajay, > > my understanding is that local pref comes much higher than eBGP vs iBGP > in the decision process. So iBGP with higher local pref will be installed in > BGP table. > > Regards, > Michael > > > Ajay Chenampara wrote: > > > > > Which is preferred: an eBGP learned route or an iBGP learnt route with > higher value of local preference attribute? > > > > My understanding was that eBGP with the lower AD will always be chosen. > But Jeff Doyle's Vol 2 routing policies section seems to indicate > otherwise...... > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > Total Access > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=47523/*http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com>, > No Cost. > > >
