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> > Date:          Mon, 24 Nov 1997 20:00:55 -0800
> > To:            adamneat@ipax.com.au
> > From:          Matt Holdrege <matt@ascend.com>
> > Subject:       Re: (ASCEND) BGP 4 ?
> > Cc:            ascend-users@bungi.com
> 
> > At 04:31 PM 11/25/97 +0000, Adam Neat wrote:
> > >Hello
> > >
> > >has anyone had experience with BGP 4  on Ascend equipment? 
> > >
> > >Whats the base level of MAX that supports it as I cant find ANY 
> > >reference to it on their Web Site
> > 
> > BGP4 is supported on the Ascend GRF and BSTDX-9000 and CBX-500. It is not
> > supported today on the Max family.
> > 
> 
> 
> Hi Matt 
> 
> Is there any word of this going to be changing? 
> 
> We're very much committed to Ascend gear, but, we're facing problems 
> with multi-homed connnections (coming up to 8 soon) and need to get 
> away from these dirty static routes we use.
> 

I would strongly suggest you reconsider and find some other box for that
function on your network. The Max just isn't powerful enough to do
anything useful, and even if BGP was implemented in the Max (don't hold
your breath), I wouldn't be willing to trust it.  OSPF doesn't even work
right yet. 

Multihop BGP to a real router may be an option, or it may not.

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