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maximum Enter a number as the maximum number of prefixes allowed for this BGP router. The
range is from 1 to 4294967295.
threshold (OPTIONAL) Enter a number to be used as a percentage of the maximum value. When
the number of prefixes reaches this percentage of the maximum value, the software
sends a message. The range is from 1 to 100 percent. The default is 75.
warning-only (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword warning-only to set the router to send a log
message when the maximum value is reached. If this parameter is not set, the router
stops peering when the maximum number of prefixes is reached.
Defaults threshold = 75
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information If you configure the neighbor maximum-prefix command and the neighbor receives more prefixes than the
neighbor maximum-prefix command configuration allows, the neighbor goes down and the show ip bgp
summary
command displays (prfxd) in the State/PfxRcd column for that neighbor. The neighbor remains down
until you enter the clear ip bgp command for the neighbor or the peer group to which the neighbor belongs
or you enter the neighbor shutdown and neighbor no shutdown commands.
Related Commands show ip bgp summary — displays the current BGP configuration.
neighbor password
Enable message digest 5 (MD5) authentication on the TCP connection between two neighbors.
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} password [encryption-type] password
To delete a password, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} password
command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the router to be included in the peer group.
peer-group-name Enter the name of a configured peer group.
encryption-type (OPTIONAL) Enter 7 as the encryption type for the password entered. 7 means that the
password is encrypted and hidden.
password
Enter a text string up to 80 characters long. The first character of the password must be
a letter.
You cannot use spaces in the password.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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