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List:       bird-users
Subject:    Re: Tell BGP Partner to prefer a specific bgp session
From:       Wilco Baan Hofman <wilco () baanhofman ! nl>
Date:       2018-10-20 14:34:15
Message-ID: 0834cb78-b555-c49f-af5d-d15cfc0bc753 () baanhofman ! nl
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Hi Kevin,
ides of the session.



On 20/10/18 16:17, Kevin Schmitz wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> how i can tell my bgp partner where to route the traffic?
> 
> I have two sessions to my BGP partner and announce the same
> ip-range. Is there a way to do it from my site?

The BGP partner needs to have this enabled, but this is typically done
with the BGP Multiple Exit Discriminator (MED). The session with the
lowest MED on the route is preferred, if MED is enabled on both sides.

See also https://www.noction.com/blog/bgp-med-attribute

Regards,

Wilco
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