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bacon at walleyesoftware

Nov 18, 2009, 4:29 AM

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BGP primer recco

Hi folks -

Need to learn BGP. Cisco-focused ok. Looking for the right book to buy.
Willing to buy 2-3 to get the right one.

I know the very fundamentals of BGP, and conversant in most other IOS
topics (route-maps and route redist, weights, IGPs). I can set up a
basic neighbor and get IBGP vs EBGP, but need to understand community
strings and weighting in BGP-world - used to an EIGRP/OSPF world
primarily.

Goal is to know how to effectively multi-home our enterprise (3 offices,
4 ISPs, we have an assigned ASN and /24), including redirecting inet
traffic between the sites over our private WAN links. Not looking to run
a tier-1 ISP or anything like that. (Yes, I know it can be a rats-nest
to multi-home. My needs are limited; also, it isn't just for the public
internet, I also need to present multi-home over BGP to trading partners
from our multiple sites over multiple links. I intend to keep the two
routing domains separate tho.)

So essentially I need "BGP for non-dummies that is also a good reference
book".

(Yes, I also have the mandatory on-call
friend-who-does-this-for-a-living to pester, but he does it for a living
for someone else, and I want him to remain a friend. :) )

Thanks,
-bacon

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abalashov at evaristesys

Nov 18, 2009, 4:38 AM

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Re: BGP primer recco [In reply to]

I enjoyed the O'Reilly BGP book - has always served me well.

Jeff Bacon wrote:

> Hi folks -
>
> Need to learn BGP. Cisco-focused ok. Looking for the right book to buy.
> Willing to buy 2-3 to get the right one.
>
> I know the very fundamentals of BGP, and conversant in most other IOS
> topics (route-maps and route redist, weights, IGPs). I can set up a
> basic neighbor and get IBGP vs EBGP, but need to understand community
> strings and weighting in BGP-world - used to an EIGRP/OSPF world
> primarily.
>
> Goal is to know how to effectively multi-home our enterprise (3 offices,
> 4 ISPs, we have an assigned ASN and /24), including redirecting inet
> traffic between the sites over our private WAN links. Not looking to run
> a tier-1 ISP or anything like that. (Yes, I know it can be a rats-nest
> to multi-home. My needs are limited; also, it isn't just for the public
> internet, I also need to present multi-home over BGP to trading partners
> from our multiple sites over multiple links. I intend to keep the two
> routing domains separate tho.)
>
> So essentially I need "BGP for non-dummies that is also a good reference
> book".
>
> (Yes, I also have the mandatory on-call
> friend-who-does-this-for-a-living to pester, but he does it for a living
> for someone else, and I want him to remain a friend. :) )
>
> Thanks,
> -bacon
>
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eric at roxanne

Nov 18, 2009, 5:49 AM

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Re: BGP primer recco [In reply to]

"Internet Routing Architectures" by Halabi.

Eric :)

> I enjoyed the O'Reilly BGP book - has always served me well.
>
> Jeff Bacon wrote:
>
> >Hi folks -
> >
> >Need to learn BGP. Cisco-focused ok. Looking for the right book to buy.
> >Willing to buy 2-3 to get the right one.
> >
> >I know the very fundamentals of BGP, and conversant in most other IOS
> >topics (route-maps and route redist, weights, IGPs). I can set up a
> >basic neighbor and get IBGP vs EBGP, but need to understand community
> >strings and weighting in BGP-world - used to an EIGRP/OSPF world
> >primarily.
> >
> >Goal is to know how to effectively multi-home our enterprise (3 offices,
> >4 ISPs, we have an assigned ASN and /24), including redirecting inet
> >traffic between the sites over our private WAN links. Not looking to run
> >a tier-1 ISP or anything like that. (Yes, I know it can be a rats-nest
> >to multi-home. My needs are limited; also, it isn't just for the public
> >internet, I also need to present multi-home over BGP to trading partners
> >from our multiple sites over multiple links. I intend to keep the two
> >routing domains separate tho.)
> >
> >So essentially I need "BGP for non-dummies that is also a good reference
> >book".
> >
> >(Yes, I also have the mandatory on-call
> >friend-who-does-this-for-a-living to pester, but he does it for a living
> >for someone else, and I want him to remain a friend. :) )
> >
> >Thanks,
> >-bacon
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
> >https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> >archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
>
>
> --
> Alex Balashov - Principal
> Evariste Systems
> Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/
> Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670
> Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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dudepron at gmail

Nov 18, 2009, 7:44 AM

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Re: BGP primer recco [In reply to]

[image: cover]<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201379511/ref=nosim/muada-20>
BGP4
Inter-Domain Routing in the
Internet<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201379511/ref=nosim/muada-20>
by John W. Stewart
Is a short read.

Aaron

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 08:49, Eric Gauthier <eric [at] roxanne> wrote:

>
> "Internet Routing Architectures" by Halabi.
>
> Eric :)
>
> > I enjoyed the O'Reilly BGP book - has always served me well.
> >
> > Jeff Bacon wrote:
> >
> > >Hi folks -
> > >
> > >Need to learn BGP. Cisco-focused ok. Looking for the right book to buy.
> > >Willing to buy 2-3 to get the right one.
> > >
> > >I know the very fundamentals of BGP, and conversant in most other IOS
> > >topics (route-maps and route redist, weights, IGPs). I can set up a
> > >basic neighbor and get IBGP vs EBGP, but need to understand community
> > >strings and weighting in BGP-world - used to an EIGRP/OSPF world
> > >primarily.
> > >
> > >Goal is to know how to effectively multi-home our enterprise (3 offices,
> > >4 ISPs, we have an assigned ASN and /24), including redirecting inet
> > >traffic between the sites over our private WAN links. Not looking to run
> > >a tier-1 ISP or anything like that. (Yes, I know it can be a rats-nest
> > >to multi-home. My needs are limited; also, it isn't just for the public
> > >internet, I also need to present multi-home over BGP to trading partners
> > >from our multiple sites over multiple links. I intend to keep the two
> > >routing domains separate tho.)
> > >
> > >So essentially I need "BGP for non-dummies that is also a good reference
> > >book".
> > >
> > >(Yes, I also have the mandatory on-call
> > >friend-who-does-this-for-a-living to pester, but he does it for a living
> > >for someone else, and I want him to remain a friend. :) )
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >-bacon
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
> > >https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> > >archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alex Balashov - Principal
> > Evariste Systems
> > Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/
> > Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670
> > Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671
> > _______________________________________________
> > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
> _______________________________________________
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>
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juuso.lehtinen at gmail

Nov 18, 2009, 9:16 AM

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Re: BGP primer recco [In reply to]

I second that. I also recommend Routing TCP/IP Volume 2 by Jeff Doyle and
Jennifer DeHaven Caroll. Published by Cisco Press.

-Juuso

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Eric Gauthier <eric [at] roxanne> wrote:

>
> "Internet Routing Architectures" by Halabi.
>
> Eric :)
>
> > I enjoyed the O'Reilly BGP book - has always served me well.
> >
> > Jeff Bacon wrote:
> >
> > >Hi folks -
> > >
> > >Need to learn BGP. Cisco-focused ok. Looking for the right book to buy.
> > >Willing to buy 2-3 to get the right one.
> > >
> > >I know the very fundamentals of BGP, and conversant in most other IOS
> > >topics (route-maps and route redist, weights, IGPs). I can set up a
> > >basic neighbor and get IBGP vs EBGP, but need to understand community
> > >strings and weighting in BGP-world - used to an EIGRP/OSPF world
> > >primarily.
> > >
> > >Goal is to know how to effectively multi-home our enterprise (3 offices,
> > >4 ISPs, we have an assigned ASN and /24), including redirecting inet
> > >traffic between the sites over our private WAN links. Not looking to run
> > >a tier-1 ISP or anything like that. (Yes, I know it can be a rats-nest
> > >to multi-home. My needs are limited; also, it isn't just for the public
> > >internet, I also need to present multi-home over BGP to trading partners
> > >from our multiple sites over multiple links. I intend to keep the two
> > >routing domains separate tho.)
> > >
> > >So essentially I need "BGP for non-dummies that is also a good reference
> > >book".
> > >
> > >(Yes, I also have the mandatory on-call
> > >friend-who-does-this-for-a-living to pester, but he does it for a living
> > >for someone else, and I want him to remain a friend. :) )
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >-bacon
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
> > >https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> > >archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alex Balashov - Principal
> > Evariste Systems
> > Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/
> > Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670
> > Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671
> > _______________________________________________
> > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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>
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gsgranados at comcast

Nov 18, 2009, 9:36 AM

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Re: BGP primer recco [In reply to]

And of course, Routing and the Internet.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Juuso Lehtinen" <juuso.lehtinen [at] gmail>
To: "Eric Gauthier" <eric [at] roxanne>
Cc: "Jeff Bacon" <bacon [at] walleyesoftware>; <cisco-nsp [at] puck>
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] BGP primer recco

>I second that. I also recommend Routing TCP/IP Volume 2 by Jeff Doyle and
> Jennifer DeHaven Caroll. Published by Cisco Press.
>
> -Juuso
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Eric Gauthier <eric [at] roxanne> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Internet Routing Architectures" by Halabi.
>>
>> Eric :)
>>
>> > I enjoyed the O'Reilly BGP book - has always served me well.
>> >
>> > Jeff Bacon wrote:
>> >
>> > >Hi folks -
>> > >
>> > >Need to learn BGP. Cisco-focused ok. Looking for the right book to
>> > >buy.
>> > >Willing to buy 2-3 to get the right one.
>> > >
>> > >I know the very fundamentals of BGP, and conversant in most other IOS
>> > >topics (route-maps and route redist, weights, IGPs). I can set up a
>> > >basic neighbor and get IBGP vs EBGP, but need to understand community
>> > >strings and weighting in BGP-world - used to an EIGRP/OSPF world
>> > >primarily.
>> > >
>> > >Goal is to know how to effectively multi-home our enterprise (3
>> > >offices,
>> > >4 ISPs, we have an assigned ASN and /24), including redirecting inet
>> > >traffic between the sites over our private WAN links. Not looking to
>> > >run
>> > >a tier-1 ISP or anything like that. (Yes, I know it can be a rats-nest
>> > >to multi-home. My needs are limited; also, it isn't just for the
>> > >public
>> > >internet, I also need to present multi-home over BGP to trading
>> > >partners
>> > >from our multiple sites over multiple links. I intend to keep the two
>> > >routing domains separate tho.)
>> > >
>> > >So essentially I need "BGP for non-dummies that is also a good
>> > >reference
>> > >book".
>> > >
>> > >(Yes, I also have the mandatory on-call
>> > >friend-who-does-this-for-a-living to pester, but he does it for a
>> > >living
>> > >for someone else, and I want him to remain a friend. :) )
>> > >
>> > >Thanks,
>> > >-bacon
>> > >
>> > >_______________________________________________
>> > >cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
>> > >https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
>> > >archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Alex Balashov - Principal
>> > Evariste Systems
>> > Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/
>> > Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670
>> > Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp [at] puck
>> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
>> > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
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