[190974] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Google compute engine private ASNs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mel Beckman)
Mon Aug 8 18:09:55 2016
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From: Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org>
To: Lee Fuller <leefuller23@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 21:59:13 +0000
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Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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The best way to learn BGP is using a network simulator such as GNS3. This w=
ay you can use industry-standard configurations and experiment with various=
failover scenarios. Http://gns3.org. There are tons of tutorials out there=
using Cisco BGP router syntax.=20
-mel beckman
> On Aug 8, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Lee Fuller <leefuller23@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey, first post so sorry if it's misguided. I'm curious about the BGP
> implementation in Google compute engine that allows you to define routing
> policy using private ASN numbers. How similar is it in terms of learning
> about BGP as a broader concept, or is it all smoke and mirrors?
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> I'm not in a position where iBGP would benefit me in any other context th=
an
> learning so I'm keen not to bother if it's too abstracted from a real wor=
ld
> scenario.
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> Lee Fuller (mobile)
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> PGP Fingerprint: 4ACAEBA4B9EE1B3A075034302D5C3D050E6ED55A
