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Mikrotik BGP Question
From: "Lorell Hathcock" <lorell () hathcock org>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 07:16:03 -0500
I am inheriting a WISP network with Mikrotik equipment throughout. One of my first duties is to make the network multihomed. We have our first internet connection at one location and our second internet connection will be delivered at a second location in a week or so. I understand all of the steps I need to go through with ARIN in terms of getting an ASN and so forth. My question is about BGP on the Mikrotik platform. The guy who I am supplanting swears that we are supposed to be bringing the second internet link to the same place as the first internet link for BGP to work properly. Obviously that is not true with major brand routers which would do the BGP job just fine. (And he's the same guy that has bridged this whole network, so it is easy to disbelieve his opinion.) But maybe he knows that Mikrotik can't perform BGP in the same way that other routers can. So here's the question. Is there something about running BGP on a Mikrotik platform that precludes having the internet connections come in at different locations? Sincerely, Lorell Hathcock OfficeConnect.net | 832-665-3400 x101 (o) | 832-782-4656 (c) 713-992-2343 (f) | lorell () officeconnect net Texas State Security Contractor License | ONSSI Certified Channel Partner Axis Communications Channel Partner | BICSI Corporate Member Leviton Authorized Installer
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- Mikrotik BGP Question Lorell Hathcock (May 21)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Nick Hilliard (May 21)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Bret Clark (May 21)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Martin List-Petersen (May 21)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Graham Beneke (May 22)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Allan Eising (May 24)
- RE: Mikrotik BGP Question Dennis Burgess (May 24)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Martin List-Petersen (May 25)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Bret Clark (May 21)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question Nick Hilliard (May 21)
- Re: Mikrotik BGP Question joel jaeggli (May 21)