RE: HSRP with load balancing on a Cisco IOS based firewall

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Dave wrote:

> This same principal applies for BGP. You can essentially balance the
> connections by splitting the network routing.

Let's not forget... You shouldn't expect real load balancing with BGP unless you manipulate
preferences to split the traffic evenly.  Some connections may have a better link, and take
preference over another, so I would use caution if you're thinking that a router is going to
split traffic evenly across links. A router is a router is a router, not a load balancer.

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