Re: state of the art in router configuration

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1. how do most operators configure their bgp (text editor or some high-level configuration tool)?

I think this varies a lot depending on the network and the type of configuration change being made. Some folks work directly at the command-line interface (perhaps with some cut-and-paste from previous configs, especially for boiler-plate stuff), some use GUIs provided by router vendors for some types of config changes, others use their own scripts, and still others might use third-party commercial products like Orchestream or Goldwiretech.

and some completely generate them from an enterprise database randy