Those are very good points Jack. We stopped using multihop for those same reasons.
Jack Bates wrote: > Matthew Petach wrote: >> >> I've outlawed the use of multihop eBGP for load-sharing here; when we >> get >> multiple links off the same router to a peer or upstream, they are >> configured >> with multipath. We've got hundreds of BGP sessions across the network >> configured with multipath on them. >> > > Same here for my connections, though some of my customers are stuck > with multihop eBGP in certain remote areas, but that's a completely > different scenario (single link, but obsolete equipment) and out of my > control. > > I much prefer multipath, especially given that the standard multihop > config uses static routing and there are conditions that could cause > the flap of the eBGP session during a single link outage. With > Multipath, only the effected path goes down, as it should. > > > Jack > -- Steve King Network Engineer - Liquid Web, Inc. Cisco Certified Network Associate CompTIA Linux+ Certified Professional CompTIA A+ Certified Professional
