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Re: I don't want to crash the 'net

  • From: Matthew Pearson
  • Date: Wed Nov 12 12:57:56 1997 
At 12:34 PM 11/12/97 -0500, Sheryl Chapin wrote:
>Part of my problem is the documenation does a good job of giving me syntax,
>but not of explaining WHY I should or should not do something. For example,
>UU Net gave me configuration commands for turning on BGP which included a
>"redistribute connected" command.  Someone else from another ISP here in
>Maine (that we are co-locating with) told me not to use it.  Now I know
>what the redistribute command does, I just haven't found anything anywhere
>to explain what the pros and cons are for using it.  How does it affect the
>routing?  I really work better when I understand how things work.

A good resource is a book by Bassam Halabi, published by Cisco Press called
Internet Routing Architecture. It explains BGP while using the Cisco
commands and how nad why you should do it.  It's ISBN is 1-56205-652-2. It
is hardcover and is a great learning tool and reference.