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Full information:
http://hackingcisco.blogspot.com/2011/01/cisco-going-pro.html
Full information:
http://hackingcisco.blogspot.com/2011/01/cisco-going-pro.html
Prerequisites: CCNP level skills.
Note!
I have created a pdf document with OSPF Lab 1 and 2 containing a detailed lab breakdown. Check it out if want. Any feedback is most welcome.
http://www.4shared.com/document/W8lhDzNo/Hacking-Cisco-OSPF-Lab1-2-Brea.htmlTopology
Task 1
R3 in AS 123 is going to peer with few hundred routers running iBGP session and you will need to save its resources (CPU). Configure R3 iBGP peering in such a way that it checks the routing table only once and replicates the same update to all its iBGP peers.
Solution
R3 Configuration:
Verification:
Note!
BGP Peer groups have limitations:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0s/feature/guide/s_bgpct.html#wp1027184
(The second bullet point tries to underline the fact that you cannot mix iBGP and eBGP peers in the same peer group).
Solution
Task 1
R3 in AS 123 is going to peer with few hundred routers running  iBGP session and you will need to save its resources (CPU). Configure R3 iBGP peering in such a way that it checks the routing table only once and replicates the same update to all its iBGP peers.R3 Configuration:
!
router bgp 123
no synchronization
bgp router-id 172.16.103.3
bgp log-neighbor-changes
network 172.16.103.0 mask 255.255.255.0
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS peer-group
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS remote-as 123
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS route-reflector-client
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS next-hop-self
neighbor 10.1.13.1 peer-group IBGP_ROUTERS
neighbor 10.1.23.2 peer-group IBGP_ROUTERS
neighbor 10.1.35.5 remote-as 50
no auto-summary
no synchronization
bgp router-id 172.16.103.3
bgp log-neighbor-changes
network 172.16.103.0 mask 255.255.255.0
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS peer-group
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS remote-as 123
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS route-reflector-client
neighbor IBGP_ROUTERS next-hop-self
neighbor 10.1.13.1 peer-group IBGP_ROUTERS
neighbor 10.1.23.2 peer-group IBGP_ROUTERS
neighbor 10.1.35.5 remote-as 50
no auto-summary
!
Verification:
Pic. 2 - BGP Peer Group.
Pic. 3 - BGP Peer Group Members Summary.
BGP Peer groups have limitations:
- All neighbors that shared the same peer group configuration also had to share the same outbound routing policies.
- All neighbors had to belong to the same peer group and address family. Neighbors configured in different address-families could not belong to different peer groups.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0s/feature/guide/s_bgpct.html#wp1027184
(The second bullet point tries to underline the fact that you cannot mix iBGP and eBGP peers in the same peer group).


