Reference v4.1.0 Instruction Manual

Network OS Command Reference 231

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distance (BGP)

Changes the default administrative distances for EBGP, IBGP, and local BGP4.

Synopsis distance external-distance internal-distance local-distance

no distance

Operands external-distance EBGP distance. Range is from 1 through 255.

internal-distance IBGP distance. Range is from 1 through 255.

local-distance Local BGP4 distance. Range is from 1 through 255.

Defaults None

Command Modes BGP configuration mode

Description To select one route over another according to the source of the route information, the device can

use the administrative distances assigned to the sources. The administrative distance is a

protocol-independent metric that IP devices use to compare routes from different sources. Lower

administrative distances are preferred over higher ones. Use this command to change the default

administrative distances for EBGP, IBGP, and local BGP4.

Usage Guidelines Enter values in the order corresponding to the values in Operands.

Use the no form of this command to restore the defaults.

Examples To configure the device to change the administrative distance:

switch(config)# rbridge-id 10

switch(config-rbridge-id-10)# router bgp

switch(config-bgp-router)# distance 100 150 200