>> hello all, >> >> (Re-post...not sure if original msg made it our not) >> >> playing around again and have a question. eBGP multi-hop cannot come up if >> the peer is known through a default route. >> Is there a reason why? >> I mean, what is the point of a static route that causes a recursive lookup >> or a static route that simply points to the same next hop as a default >route? >> For that matter, I can't see it being a matter of proximity either. If >> convergence time were not an issue, what is really wrong with having a 10 >> hop or even 50 hop BGP session? (I know it is unlikely and there are >> cetainly better ways to handle it (GRE or IPSec tunnel)) but for the sake >of >> argument... >> >> Just curious, not able to find much on WHY it is like this... >> >> thanks, >> Jim
"Note: To avoid the accidental creation of loops through oscillating routes, the multihop session will not be established if the only route to the multihop peer's address is the default route (0.0.0.0). " Taken from: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/ip_c/ipcprt2/1cdbgp.htm#27110 HTH, John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65844&t=65823 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
