# Lab - EIGRP Traffic Engineering & Unequal Cost Load Balancing Lab **URL:** \ **Category:** CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure v1.0\ **Tags:** networking, lab, ccie\ **Created:** [January 6, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://legacy-community.ine.com/t/lab-eigrp-traffic-engineering-unequal-cost-load-balancing-lab/3281 "2023-01-06T20:07:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![samirkhair-9cb800e72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@samirkhair-9cb800e72](https://legacy-community.ine.com/u/samirkhair-9cb800e72)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://legacy-community.ine.com/t/lab-eigrp-traffic-engineering-unequal-cost-load-balancing-lab/3281/1 "2023-01-06T20:07:25Z")
I’m confused by the lab solution. It does load balance 2:1 (approximately) but not using the DMVPN as the preferred route. Or am I missing something (see below)? Known via “eigrp 100”, distance 90, metric 25600, type internal Redistributing via eigrp 100 Last update from 155.1.45.4 on GigabitEthernet0/1, 00:00:21 ago Routing Descriptor Blocks: 155.1.45.4, from 155.1.45.4, 00:00:21 ago, via **GigabitEthernet0/1** Route metric is 25600, traffic share **count is 8** Total delay is 40 microseconds, minimum bandwidth is 1000000 Kbit Reliability 255/255, minimum MTU 1500 bytes Loading 1/255, Hops 3 - 155.1.0.3, from 155.1.0.3, 00:00:21 ago, via **Tunnel0** Route metric is 40960, traffic share **count is 5** Total delay is 70 microseconds, minimum bandwidth is 1000000 Kbit Reliability 255/255, minimum MTU 1400 bytes Loading 1/255, Hops 2 Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![samirkhair-9cb800e72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@samirkhair-9cb800e72](https://legacy-community.ine.com/u/samirkhair-9cb800e72)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://legacy-community.ine.com/t/lab-eigrp-traffic-engineering-unequal-cost-load-balancing-lab/3281/2 "2024-03-25T19:12:05Z")
Hi, I just did this lab again, and the solution still doesn’t make sense to me.