From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 15 13:43:18 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F1B716A401 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:43:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nick@arc.net.my) Received: from mail.arc.net.my (nagano.arc.net.my [203.115.225.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6FD413C45E for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:43:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nick@arc.net.my) Received: from av1.arc.net.my ([192.168.100.36]) by mail.arc.net.my (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 Patch 1 (built Jun 6 2002)) with ESMTP id <0JEY00I796443F@mail.arc.net.my> for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:43:16 +0800 (SGT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by av1.arc.net.my (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9737B33643C for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:43:16 +0800 (MYT) Received: from mail.arc.net.my (av1.arc.net.my [192.168.100.36]) by av1.arc.net.my (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58B5833642E for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:43:16 +0800 (MYT) Received: from [203.115.225.83] (tsukiji.arc.net.my [203.115.225.83]) by mail.arc.net.my (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 Patch 1 (built Jun 6 2002)) with ESMTP id <0JEY00IM06440Y@mail.arc.net.my> for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:43:16 +0800 (SGT) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:43:16 +0800 From: Nick Kraal In-reply-to: <45F8F65F.9080701@arc.net.my> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-id: <45F94D74.9060705@arc.net.my> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) X-Virus-Scanned: By Arcnet Antivirus/Antispam Server References: <45F8F65F.9080701@arc.net.my> Subject: Re: BGP annoucements/iBGP X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:43:18 -0000 Dear list, Apologies on this post. My watery eyes and tired fingers typed in the wrong mailing-list address. Thanks anyways to those who replied nonetheless (and to those who were tempted to flame me, for not doing so). Regards, -nick/ Nick Kraal wrote: > Hello all, > > We have a set up simplified as this: > > Internet---[eBGP]---BR---[iBGP]---AR---[eBGP]---Cust_A > > On the AR, we are receiving 2 routing paths to the customer's prefix: > [1] via Internet; 3 AS hops away > [2] announced from directly connected customer to AR; prefix is > prepended 7ASNs > > Now as I understand it AR will not announce the unattractive prepended > prefix to the other local iBGP speakers in the network. And ultimately > not announce this block to the Internet. > > Is there a way to circumvent this? The customer wants to 'see' us > announce the prepended announcement (although we have told them it will > be announced if the more attractive one is removed). > > Thanks in advance. > > -nick/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"