RE: AT&T NYC

["Robert A. Hayden" <rhayden () geek net>]

Yup.  I like using OSPF to set up the mesh to the loopbacks and then ibgp
as the IGP.

On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Michael Hallgren wrote:

> > Um.  Set up more than one reflector....
>
> yes... and align your setup with your physical topology(so making it
> useful);
> use other proto for mapping your infra, etc, etc,..
>
> mh
>
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Ralph Doncaster wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Peter van Dijk wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 01:09:54PM -0400, alex () yuriev com wrote:
> > > > > Has anybody mentioned the benefits of ISIS as an IGP to them.
> > > > Link-state protocols are evil, and when they break, they *really*
> break.
> > > > I still do not see a compeling argument for not using BGP as your IGP.
> > >
> > > Slow convergence.
> >
> > As well there is the issues of running a full iBGP mesh.  I've actually
> > been doing it, and now that I'm about o add my 5th router, OSPF is
> > looking a lot better than configuring 4 more BGP sessions.  I've heard
> > some people recommend a route-reflector, but that would mean if the
> > route-reflector goes down you're screwed.
> >
> > -Ralph