From: Tom Smyth Subject: Re: bgpd: allow quick open on startup To: tech@openbsd.org Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:31:24 +0100 Thanks Claudio, replies in line On Thu, 23 Jul 2026 at 12:20, Claudio Jeker wrote: > > > This really depends on the remote peer. Also does it take 2-3min before > the session is established or 2-3min until routes have settled. > it takes 2-3 minutes before the session establishes ( it may BGP not connecting first time round (because OSPF has not converged) (loopback to loopback reachability via OSPF, and then BGP multi-hop between the loopbacks) > If you rapidly reboot a system multiple times then the IdleHold timer will > punish your constant flaps and delay connects. For a single reset > connections should reestablish more or less instantly. > It would be one reboot or 2 reboots (upgrade + syspatch) ( it may BGP not connecting first time round (because OSPF has not converged) (loopback to loopback reachability via OSPF, and then BGP multi-hop between the loopbacks) > With log verbose you should see connection atempts from peers that are in > state idle. Also show neig X timer is good to see which timers are > running and for how long. > Ill take a look at that .. it was more just that the interruption seemed to extend by 2 minutes more than necessary (but it was in maintenance windows with redundant routers so its impact is low (except for post crash recovery ) Thanks again > > -- > :wq Claudio > > -- Kindest regards, Tom Smyth.