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Re: Mikrotik BGP Question


From: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 10:52:23 -0400

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org> wrote:
On 21/05/2010 13:16, Lorell Hathcock wrote:
each other.  Just make sure your boxes have enough RAM to cope with a full
dfz feed.

note that you do NOT have to have a full feed on either location, if
your goal is simply primary/backup links... getting default from both
providers and sending your prefixes out to both (potentially
preferring one with an intentionally longer aspath, or other normal
tricks/config) will accomplish primary/backup just fine.

Don't use a sledghammer when a push pin works.
-chris


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