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Hello,<br>
<br>
We use BIRD as route server for a long time without any problems. We
have both fully symmetric RS for redundancy.<br>
<br>
Yesterday we decided to establish "internal BGP session" between
both of them. The reason to do this is to achieve prefix symmetric
on both RS. Some of our members hold BGP session only with one of
our route servers.<br>
<br>
But after establishing this BGP session we began to see the
following message into our logs on both RS for total random prefixes
on absolutely random intervals.<br>
<br>
Here is part of my bird.log:<br>
07-03-2014 14:19:41 R0_29: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 14:19:41 R0_30: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.156.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.148.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.152.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.144.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.156.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.148.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.152.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:18:52 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
79.140.144.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 14:16:39 R0_29: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 14:16:39 R0_30: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 14:01:39 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
95.168.66.0/23 <br>
07-03-2014 14:01:39 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
95.168.68.0/23 <br>
07-03-2014 13:52:02 R0_14: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
151.252.198.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 13:51:57 R0_14: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
151.252.198.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 13:29:36 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 13:29:28 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 13:29:15 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 13:29:06 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 13:28:14 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 13:28:14 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 13:19:36 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 13:19:31 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 13:19:31 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 13:19:31 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 13:19:22 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 13:13:43 R0_71: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
46.229.194.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 13:13:43 R0_71: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
46.229.192.0/23 <br>
07-03-2014 13:13:42 R0_29: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
46.229.194.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 13:13:42 R0_29: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
46.229.192.0/23 <br>
07-03-2014 13:06:22 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
193.104.73.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 13:03:54 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.79.61.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:54:56 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
89.35.114.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:54:56 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
86.105.150.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:54:56 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
46.102.181.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:54:56 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
46.102.176.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:54:56 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
37.156.69.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:54:25 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
188.240.70.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:54:25 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
188.212.157.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:34:43 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
91.148.106.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:27:48 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
91.148.118.0/24 <br>
07-03-2014 12:16:33 R0_29: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 12:16:33 R0_30: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 12:09:39 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 12:09:10 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.11.144.0/20 <br>
07-03-2014 12:08:57 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 12:08:50 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 12:08:49 R0_87: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
85.187.120.0/22 <br>
07-03-2014 12:02:41 R0_52: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
212.200.0.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 11:47:01 R0_29: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 11:47:01 R0_30: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
178.254.232.0/21 <br>
07-03-2014 10:55:50 R0_60: Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route
91.206.209.0/24<br>
<br>
I had checked many times and make many tests if the next-hop is
correct and everything looks<br>
fine but this messages comes permanently :)<br>
<br>
We managed to troubleshoot the following behavior and relationship
and see the following effect:<br>
<br>
Our scenario:<br>
<br>
0.100 0.200<br>
RS1 <- iBGP -> RS2<br>
| |<br>
| |<br>
TEST.AS -----------<br>
0.252<br>
<br>
TEST.AS announce: 31.13.244.0/24<br>
<br>
RS2 learn this prefix as:<br>
<br>
31.13.244.0/24 via 10.1.0.252 on eth0 [R0_252 14:44] * (100)
[AS60230i]<br>
via 10.1.0.252 on eth0 [<b>R0_100</b>
15:12 from 10.1.0.100] (100) [AS60230i]<br>
<br>
<br>
As soon as we stop to announce 31.13.244.0/24 from TEST.AS to RS1,
in the logs of RS1 begin to come the following message:<br>
<br>
<font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 14px; color: red; font-style: normal; font-variant:
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height:
normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">07-03-2014
15:10:09<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><err>R0_252:
Invalid NEXT_HOP attribute in route 31.13.244.0/24</err></font><span
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal;
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(230, 230, 250); display: inline !important;
float: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal;
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">
<br>
But when we try to shutdown (administratively ) the session between
TEST.AS and RS1 this behavior does not occur and everything seems
normal.<br>
<br>
I hope this information will be useful for resolving this strange
issue.<br>
<br>
Here is our configuration set on both RS. The real AS number &
IPs has been changed for security reason :)<br>
<br>
# RS2:<br>
table T65535<br>
<br>
protocol pipe P65535 from iBGP_PIPES {<br>
description "RS1";<br>
peer table T65535;<br>
export where RS_PIPE_OUT();<br>
}<br>
<br>
protocol bgp R0_100 from iBGP {<br>
description "0.100_iBGP_RS1";<br>
source address 10.1.0.200;<br>
neighbor 10.1.0.100 as 65535;<br>
import all;<br>
export all;<br>
passive off;<br>
table T65535;<br>
route limit 10000;<br>
gateway direct;<br>
}<br>
<br>
<br>
# RS1:<br>
table T65535<br>
<br>
protocol pipe P65535 from iBGP_PIPES {<br>
description "RS2";<br>
peer table T65535;<br>
export where RS_PIPE_OUT();<br>
}<br>
<br>
protocol bgp R0_200 from iBGP {<br>
description "0.200_iBGP_RS1";<br>
source address 10.1.0.100;<br>
neighbor 10.1.0.200 as 65535;<br>
import all;<br>
export all;<br>
passive off;<br>
table T65535;<br>
route limit 10000;<br>
gateway direct;<br>
}<br>
<br>
# show bgp summary shows the following:<br>
# RS2:<br>
---------------------------------------------------------------- adv
/ rcv / limit ---<br>
0.100_iBGP_RS1 10.1.0.100 65535 Mar06 Established
4527/3235/10000 <br>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<br>
# RS1:<br>
---------------------------------------------------------------- adv
/ rcv / limit ---<br>
0.200_iBGP_RS2 10.1.0.200 65535 Mar06 Established
3235/4527/10000<br>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<br>
Any ideas or thoughts are highly appreciated!<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance!<br>
<br>
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