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Hi guys, we are looking at implementing BGP Routing on a new setup. We will be multihomed over 2 links, one is unmetered, the other is metered as far as data, and associated costs for data goes. My question is, in BGP routing, can we control which link traffic will reach us on, or is it always a case of shortest path/cost &quot;TO&quot; our network from remote locations? <br />
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Ideally we would like to have all traffic down our unmetered link as this is the most cost effective, and then use the metered link as a failover if the primary fails.<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Dean
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Hi guys, we are looking at implementing BGP Routing on a new setup. We will be multihomed over 2 links, one is unmetered, the other is metered as far as data, and associated costs for data goes. My question is, in BGP routing, can we control which link traffic will reach us on, or is it always a case of shortest path/cost "TO" our network from remote locations? 

Ideally we would like to have all traffic down our unmetered link as this is the most cost effective, and then use the metered link as a failover if the primary fails.

Thanks

Dean

BGP Routing Control

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

The Internet Protocol (IP) is the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries, organized in abstraction layers, traditionally called "Link," "Internet," "Transport" and "Application”. Its routing function enables internetworking, and essentially establishes the Internet. IP defines packet structures that encapsulate the data to be delivered. It also defines addressing methods that are used to label the datagram with source and destination information.

Internet Protocols

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.