BGP failover basics for multi-site clients

Published Apr 5, 2024 • Updated May 1, 2026

Overview

BGP provides multi-homed internet independence—overkill for tiny SMB, gold for uptime-critical.

Concepts

ASN, prefixes, AS-PATH prepending, local-preference tuning for primary/backup.

Safety

Prefix filters prevent becoming accidental transit AS.

Test

Controlled failover during maintenance; verify DNS TTL doesn’t trap stale entries.

Docs

Letter of authorization to ISP; diagram full mesh vs hub-spoke.

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