02-21-2008 03:13 AM - edited 03-03-2019 08:48 PM
Hi,
we are doing BGP multi-homing and have to have a /22 APNIC IP pool. The requirement is for site to site VPN, outside firewall machines etc.
I would like to know what are the best practices for advertising the /22 on the internet and the possible IP scheme between my router and firewall. I have thought of using ISP1 as the primary for a /23 and ISP2 for teh remaining /23.
-Sai.
02-21-2008 05:00 AM
Sai,
My suggestion would be to advertise one block via ISP1 and another via ISP2. You can use AS-Prepend to make one block look less attractive via a certain ISP
Between the router and the firewall, you can use a /23 which should satisfy all your VPN needs and say primarily routed via ISP1. The other pool can then be used for NAT and routed primarily via ISP2
Narayan
02-21-2008 05:32 AM
Narayan,
By one block, do you mean a /23 or it is advisable for me to advertise 4*/24 networks?
-Sai.
02-21-2008 06:06 AM
Sai,
I would suggest 2 x /24 block ... It will leave you with 2 more blocks which can be used at another site at a later stage rather than agian going through the APNIC/IRR update process :-)
Edit: I agree with Dandy that whatever you plan needs to updated to the ISPs and should be reflected in a similar way in the internet routing databases (Radb etc)
Narayan
02-21-2008 05:32 AM
Hi Sai,
You can advertise 1st prefix via ISP-1 and 2nd prefix via ISP-2. You can use PBR and use AS-PREPEND vis-a-vis in each OUT-PREFIX-ADVERTISE respective Policy.
This will advertise from each peerings and provide fall back option on per prefix as well.
02-21-2008 06:02 AM
Hi,
Don't forget to tell both ISP to permit /22 because if you tell them that you are advertising only /23, they will put an ACL in the interface of their router connected to your router or a prefix-list for incoming prefix originating from your router just for /23. In the future, you may change your configuration advertising the whole /22 or you swap the advertisement between two ISP, then you will have a problem that you may not immediately see the root cause.
Regards,
Dandy
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