Hi, There are two eBGP border routers, each configured to run as route reflector. One problem I noticed is that the routes from external AS will be passed to the RR client without the any change to nexthop by the border router. Thus the nexthop of this routes remain as the interface addr of the neighbor's BGP border router (external AS). As a result, RR clients are not able to reach sites that are external, as they do not know how to reach the IP addr (nexthop) of neighbor's BGP border router. Found two ways to resolve this problem: 1. Configure passive OSPF for the interface that is facing the neighbor BGP router. Thus the IP addr of the neighbor's BGP border router is learnt thro' OSPF and pass on to the RR clients. or 2. Configure nexthop self for the IP addr range being used betw the border router and the neighbor's BGP border router. Thus the IP addr of the neighbor's BGP router is learnt thro' BGP. Method 1 is simpler to configure, while method 2 is self-documenting. Any comments on these 2 methods? Or is there a better way to solve the problem? Is it a good idea to configure BGP border router as a route reflector in the first place? I have about 20+ BGP routers in my AS currently. Thanks! Nicolas McCartney wrote: > > I suppose this kind if thing depends on how many peers and BGP sessions the > BR will have configured on it. What is your definition of a BR - purely an > eBGP termination point? Moo Whoo wrote: > > Is there any good reason why border router should NOT be configured as > route reflector? > > Thanks. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=14986&t=14762 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
