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Re: Need hints on proper default route selection


From: jon () branch com (Jon Zeeff)
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 14:08:14 -0400 (EDT)


BGP done right requires a full duplex connection to be up.  So this is ok.

    [] Point default to NSP #1
    [] Take internal routes from NSP #2
    [] Have a second, lower pref default to NSP #2

Recently, we have been bitten by failures on our 10mbit link to NSP #1
(default) where the ethernet-lookalike link between us became
uni-directional (common netedges failure mode).  This failure was not

Of couse it won't help you if your provider can't correctly send a 
default only when he has a proper default.

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