High Availability: Multihome BGP connections

This lab is designed by my friend – Andrey – whom I met in Cisco Learning network. Thank you Andrey 😀

Start-up objective:

1. R1 – R4 run OSPF
2. R1, R4, and R5 run BGP.
3. R5 sends its full BGP table to the AS 2 routers
4. The both R1 and R4 send AS 2 networks to R5

Actual Objective:

1. Configure full connectivity between the routers and any network connected to R5 without BGP
to OSPF redistribution.
2. Make R1-R5 path preferred to the both inbound and outbound traffic while using secondary R4-
R5 link if primary link fails.

Here are the configuration from R1 to R5:

R1#sh run | section router ospf 1
router ospf 1
router-id 1.1.1.1
log-adjacency-changes
network 1.1.1.1 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 area 0
default-information originate metric 10

R1#sh run | s ip route
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 218.186.20.5 100

R1#sh run | section route-map r5-reachability
ip local policy route-map r5-reachability
route-map r5-reachability permit 10
set ip next-hop verify-availability 218.186.20.5 10 track 1
set ip next-hop 4.4.4.4
route-map r5-reachability permit 20
set metric 200

R1#sh run | section ip sla
ip sla monitor 1
type echo protocol ipIcmpEcho 218.186.20.5
frequency 5
ip sla monitor schedule 1 life forever start-time now

R1#sh run | section bgp 2
router bgp 2
no synchronization
bgp log-neighbor-changes
neighbor 4.4.4.4 remote-as 2
neighbor 4.4.4.4 update-source Loopback1
neighbor 4.4.4.4 next-hop-self
neighbor 218.186.20.5 remote-as 1
no auto-summary

R1#sh run | section inter
interface Loopback1
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
interface FastEthernet0/0
description Connection to R5
ip address 218.186.20.1 255.255.255.248
duplex auto
speed auto

interface FastEthernet0/1
description Connection to R2
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-point
duplex auto
speed auto

 

R2#sh run | section int
interface Loopback2
ip address 2.2.2.2 255.255.255.255
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-point
duplex auto
speed auto
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-point
duplex auto
speed auto

R2#sh run | s router ospf 1
router ospf 1
router-id 2.2.2.2
log-adjacency-changes
network 2.2.2.2 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 192.168.1.2 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 192.168.2.2 0.0.0.0 area 0


R3#sh run | s inter
interface Loopback3
ip address 3.3.3.3 255.255.255.255
interface FastEthernet0/0
description Connection to R2
ip address 192.168.3.3 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-point
duplex auto
speed auto
interface FastEthernet0/1
description Connection to R4
ip address 192.168.2.3 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-point
duplex auto
speed auto

R3#sh run | s router ospf 1
router ospf 1
router-id 3.3.3.3
log-adjacency-changes
network 3.3.3.3 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 192.168.2.3 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 192.168.3.3 0.0.0.0 area 0

 

R4#sh run | s inter
interface Loopback4
ip address 4.4.4.4 255.255.255.255
interface FastEthernet0/0
description Connection to R3
ip address 192.168.3.4 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-point
duplex auto
speed auto
interface FastEthernet0/1
description Connection to R5
ip address 218.186.20.12 255.255.255.248
duplex auto
speed auto

R4#sh run | s router ospf 1
router ospf 1
router-id 4.4.4.4
log-adjacency-changes
network 4.4.4.4 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 192.168.3.4 0.0.0.0 area 0
default-information originate metric 100

R4#sh run | s ip route
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 218.186.20.13 150

R4#sh run | s router bgp 2
router bgp 2
no synchronization
bgp log-neighbor-changes
neighbor 1.1.1.1 remote-as 2
neighbor 1.1.1.1 update-source Loopback4
neighbor 1.1.1.1 next-hop-self
neighbor 218.186.20.13 remote-as 1
no auto-summary

 

R5#sh run | s inter
interface Loopback1
ip address 200.1.1.1 255.255.255.240
interface Loopback2
ip address 200.1.1.17 255.255.255.240
interface Loopback3
ip address 200.1.1.33 255.255.255.240
interface FastEthernet0/0
description Connection to R1
ip address 218.186.20.5 255.255.255.248
duplex auto
speed auto
interface FastEthernet0/1
description Connection to R4
ip address 218.186.20.13 255.255.255.248
duplex auto
speed auto

R5#sh run | s router bgp 1
router bgp 1
no synchronization
bgp log-neighbor-changes
network 200.1.1.0 mask 255.255.255.240
network 200.1.1.16 mask 255.255.255.240
network 200.1.1.32 mask 255.255.255.240
neighbor 218.186.20.1 remote-as 2
neighbor 218.186.20.12 remote-as 2
no auto-summary

R5#sh run | s ip route
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 218.186.20.1
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 218.186.20.12 10

Verification:

Under normal circumstances the link between R1 and R5 should be used for inbound and outbound traffic.

R5#sh ip route

218.186.20.0/29 is subnetted, 2 subnets
C       218.186.20.0 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0
C       218.186.20.8 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/1
200.1.1.0/28 is subnetted, 3 subnets
C       200.1.1.0 is directly connected, Loopback1
C       200.1.1.16 is directly connected, Loopback2
C       200.1.1.32 is directly connected, Loopback3
S*   0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 218.186.20.1

The static default route to R1 is the only route injected into the routing table of R5.

R5#traceroute 192.168.2.3

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 192.168.2.3

1 218.186.20.1 0 msec 4 msec 0 msec
2 192.168.1.2 4 msec 0 msec 0 msec
3 192.168.2.3 4 msec *  0 msec

R1#sh ip bgp
BGP table version is 17, local router ID is 1.1.1.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i – internal,
r RIB-failure, S Stale
Origin codes: i – IGP, e – EGP, ? – incomplete

Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*> 200.1.1.0/28     218.186.20.5             0           100 1 i
* i                 4.4.4.4                  0    100      0 1 i
*> 200.1.1.16/28    218.186.20.5             0           100 1 i
* i                 4.4.4.4                  0    100      0 1 i
*> 200.1.1.32/28    218.186.20.5             0           100 1 i
* i                 4.4.4.4                  0    100      0 1 i

The preferred route would be via R5 to reach the connected routes of R5.

R3#sh ip route

1.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
O       1.1.1.1 [110/3] via 192.168.2.2, 01:02:11, FastEthernet0/1
2.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
O       2.2.2.2 [110/2] via 192.168.2.2, 01:02:11, FastEthernet0/1
3.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C       3.3.3.3 is directly connected, Loopback3
4.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
O       4.4.4.4 [110/2] via 192.168.3.4, 01:02:11, FastEthernet0/0
O    192.168.1.0/24 [110/2] via 192.168.2.2, 01:02:11, FastEthernet0/1
C    192.168.2.0/24 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/1
C    192.168.3.0/24 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0
O*E2 0.0.0.0/0 [110/10] via 192.168.2.2, 00:19:54, FastEthernet0/1

R3 takes the route via 192.168.2.2 instead of 192.168.3.4

R3#traceroute 200.1.1.1

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 200.1.1.1

1 192.168.2.2 4 msec 4 msec 0 msec
2 192.168.1.1 4 msec 0 msec 4 msec
3 218.186.20.5 4 msec *  0 msec

The route cross from R2 to R1 then to R5.

R4#sh ip bgp
BGP table version is 10, local router ID is 4.4.4.4
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i – internal,
r RIB-failure, S Stale
Origin codes: i – IGP, e – EGP, ? – incomplete

Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
* i200.1.1.0/28     1.1.1.1                  0    100      0 1 i
*>                  218.186.20.13            0             0 1 i
* i200.1.1.16/28    1.1.1.1                  0    100      0 1 i
*>                  218.186.20.13            0             0 1 i
* i200.1.1.32/28    1.1.1.1                  0    100      0 1 i
*>                  218.186.20.13            0             0 1 i

R4 is a direct peer to BGP I could not think out of the box now lol….I should use 1.1.1.1 instead….based on objective. Help!

 

Shut down interface fa0/0 of R1

R1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#int fa0/0
R1(config-if)#shut
R1(config-if)#
*Mar  2 21:21:23.054: %BGP-5-ADJCHANGE: neighbor 218.186.20.5 Down Interface flap
R1(config-if)#
*Mar  2 21:21:25.049: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to administratively down
*Mar  2 21:21:26.051: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to down

R1#sh ip bgp
BGP table version is 20, local router ID is 1.1.1.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i – internal,
r RIB-failure, S Stale
Origin codes: i – IGP, e – EGP, ? – incomplete

Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*>i200.1.1.0/28     4.4.4.4                  0    100      0 1 i
*>i200.1.1.16/28    4.4.4.4                  0    100      0 1 i
*>i200.1.1.32/28    4.4.4.4                  0    100      0 1 i

The next hop changes to R4

R1#traceroute 200.1.1.1

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 200.1.1.1

1 192.168.1.2 0 msec 0 msec 4 msec
2 192.168.2.3 0 msec 0 msec 4 msec
3 192.168.3.4 0 msec 0 msec 4 msec
4 218.186.20.13 4 msec *  0 msec
R1#

R2#sh ip route supernets-only

Gateway of last resort is 192.168.2.3 to network 0.0.0.0

O*E2 0.0.0.0/0 [110/100] via 192.168.2.3, 00:02:20, FastEthernet0/0

Route changes, R2 knows how to reach external network via R3.

R2#traceroute 200.1.1.1

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 200.1.1.1

1 192.168.2.3 0 msec 0 msec 4 msec
2 192.168.3.4 0 msec 4 msec 0 msec
3 218.186.20.13 0 msec *  0 msec
R2#

Packet from R2 to R3 then to R4 and finally to R5

R3#sh ip route supernets-only

Gateway of last resort is 192.168.3.4 to network 0.0.0.0

O*E2 0.0.0.0/0 [110/100] via 192.168.3.4, 00:04:01, FastEthernet0/0

R3 knows how to reach external network via R4.

R3#traceroute 200.1.1.1

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 200.1.1.1

1 192.168.3.4 4 msec 0 msec 0 msec
2 218.186.20.13 4 msec *  0 msec
R3#

R4#sh ip bgp
BGP table version is 10, local router ID is 4.4.4.4
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i – internal,
r RIB-failure, S Stale
Origin codes: i – IGP, e – EGP, ? – incomplete

Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*> 200.1.1.0/28     218.186.20.13            0             0 1 i
*> 200.1.1.16/28    218.186.20.13            0             0 1 i
*> 200.1.1.32/28    218.186.20.13            0             0 1 i

iBGP alternate valid route removed.

R5#sh ip route supernets-only

Gateway of last resort is 218.186.20.12 to network 0.0.0.0

S*   0.0.0.0/0 [10/0] via 218.186.20.12

R1 route was removed and R4 route inserted into the routing table.

 

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