
Configuring BGP
Configuring a BGP Peer
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
March 2011
page 3-27
Note.
BGP peers are not dynamically learned. BGP peers must be explicitly configured on the router using
the
ip bgp neighbor
command.
Enable or disables maximum pre-
fix warning for a peer.
ip bgp neighbor maximum-prefix
warning-only
80 percent
Allows external peers to commu-
nicate with each other even when
they are not directly connected.
ip bgp neighbor ebgp-multihop
disabled
Configures the BGP peer name.
ip bgp neighbor description
peer IP address
Sets the BGP peer to use its own
peering address as the next hop in
UPDATE messages.
ip bgp neighbor next-hop-self
disabled
Configures the local BGP
speaker to wait for this peer to
establish a connection.
ip bgp neighbor passive
disabled
Enables or disables the stripping
of private autonomous system
numbers from the AS path of
routes destined to this peer.
ip bgp neighbor remove-private-as
disabled
Enables or disables BGP peer
soft reconfiguration.
ip bgp neighbor soft-reconfiguration
enabled
Configures this peer as a member
of the same confederation as the
local BGP speaker.
ip bgp confederation neighbor
disabled
Configures the local transport
endpoint address for this neigh-
bor's peering session.
ip bgp neighbor update-source
Not set until configured
Parameter Description
Command
Default Value/
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