[isp-bgp] Re: Outbound Balancing

[James <haesu@...>]

you can also use origin type as a 'hack' for tiebreaker. igp < egp < redist

bgp generally sucks when it comes to massive TE with different sized bandwidth
links and economically controlled circuits. bgp generally rules when it comes
to natural route distribution with equal sized pipes and capacities..


-J

On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 03:33:02PM -0700, Joe Pruett wrote:
> i did say that you have to use the always-compare-med option, and i always
> force the med on all routes for my setup.  yes, this won't work in a
> situation where you actually needs meds for their real purpose.  i think
> that tweaking with med is the best option we have to be a tiebreaker right
> now.  i'd be perfectly happy if cisco added a tiebreaker value so i could
> stop fiddling with meds.  the default tiebreaker used to be highest ip
> address, then it went to oldest route.  neither of those seem very good to
> me, and obviously cisco thought that something else was needed so they
> added the always-compare-med option.
> 
> until we get a screwdriver, everything will still look like a nail. :-)
> 
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