RE: BGP route selection sequence-contradiction!

From: Hans None (acsyao@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 26 2007 - 15:12:42 ART


Tarun,

Then can I change the sequence to Weight>locally generated route>Local
Preference?
Is there any difference?> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:38:58 +0530> From:
pahujat@gmail.com> To: acsyao@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: BGP route selection
sequence-contradiction!> CC: ccie.xpert@gmail.com; koen@koenzeilstra.com;
ccielab@groupstudy.com> > ACS,> Weight is a Cisco-proprietary BGP
attribute.The weight> attribute is significant only to the router on which it
is changed. If> you set a higher weight for a particular route in order to
give it> preference (a higher weight is preferred over a lower one), that>
weight is not advertised to other routers.> > HTH,> Tarun> > On 10/26/07, Hans
None <acsyao@hotmail.com> wrote:> > All,> >> > I have a question on BGP route
selection sequence.> >> > According to Cisco, the rule is:> >> > Weight>Local
Preference>locally generated route> >> > However, all the locally generated
routes will have higher weight of 32768,> > then they will take precedence
over Local Preference. Is this a> > contradiction?> >> > Shall the order be
Weight>locally generated route>Local Preference?> >> > Need an explanation on
this.> >> > Thanks in advance.> >> > -ACS> >



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