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Re: (ASCEND) BGP ??

On Wed, 20 Aug 1997 10:39:01 +0200 (CEST) 
 Winfried Haug <ascend@hq.seicom.net> wrote:

> well it is really a shame, what ascend make here!
> we were using 2 MAX4000 to connect a E1 (2 Mbit/sec) leased line 
> to save a X21<-> G703 Converter for the time. Since we use internally only
> bgp and the MAX doesnt support this, we tried to put all the static routes
> into the max :-)
> At least every 10-20 minutes i saw ping times from 3000ms from the
> cisco to the max on the same ethernet!. 
> after serveral hours of debugging etc we decided to buy a X21 <-> G703
> Converter, use cisco, put all stuff in a nice ascii-like tftp file, boot
> it to the cisco and voila it works fine now.
> 
> ascend is fine to let your customers call in, but it is no router!
> Without BGP Support, you never will have a good chance in the router market!
> 
> even without bgp support, ascend should find a solution how to out a huge
> number of routes (100-200 routes) into the max without using rip, ospf 
> or something like that.
> (yes it works with ospf, but i dont want to use ospf since it would be
> only for my ascends...)
> 
> the cisco config file is a really good example, how to solve this problem.
> acends accepts only its fixed configuration format.
> 

Please can you tell me why you need to use BGP4 to do this? What you are 
saying in reality is, Ascend please make it easier to install routes into
the MAX4K [the TNT is a dream with its CLI interface].  If this
is the case, then you can infact use RADIUS to install routes into the MAX,
although I personally have never used this, nor have I had any problems with
using the MAX as an access platform, after all if you look 
at the product definition for the MAX 4000. 

" The MAX 4000 is a high-powered, multiprotocol WAN access switch that
  allows corporations, carriers and service providers to extend their backbone
  networks to support remote office access, teleworking and Internet access. By
  consolidating analog and digital access lines over high-speed digital 
  trunks, the MAX 4000 enhances call performance by maximizing line 
  utilization and minimizing equipment problems. ".

The box is not a router, its an access server. 
Anyone using BGP in any other way than to exchange routes to BORDERing AS's 
is a nutcase. _BORDER_ Gateway Protocol.

Regards,
Neil.
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