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teoiovine
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Jul 16, 2019

LTM, DNS and ISP BGP

Hi! I'm implementing in a client's environment a cluster of F5 (vCMP). They'll be sitting at the border, and perform BGP negotiations with the ISP peer. Everything's fine, but I have a couple dou...
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SWJO
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Jul 17, 2019

Hi

 

If my understanding is right,  BGP interconnection network = bgp neighbor address.

Does that address is private address?

And ISP will advertise your service address network.

 

If ISP won`t advertise bgp neighbor address, impossible communicate i-query.

I think to communicate i-query, you have to subneting your service address and you that to self-ip.

but that is not good.

 

when you doing SNAT, which address you translate?

I think SNAT and NAT address is belong to service network, it should be done.

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    teoiovine
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    Jul 17, 2019

    Hi!

    Yes, the interconnection is the neighbor address. It is not a private address, it Is a public address, although completely different from the BGP Service Network.

    I guess I'll have to ask for that network to be published​