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I personally prefer using IS-IS for loopback/infrastructure routes, and I use confederations for my IBGP. If a confederation ever gets to large, I can always add a route-reflector inside the confederation. Ralph, you have never failed to amaze me with your love for WCP (Worst Current Practices.) Derek > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Robert A. Hayden > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:53 PM > To: Michael Hallgren > Cc: Ralph Doncaster; Peter van Dijk; [email protected] > Subject: RE: AT&T NYC > > > 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, [email protected] 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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