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distance bgp
Configure three administrative distances for routes.
Syntax
distance bgp external-distance internal-distance local-distance
To return to default values, use the no distance bgp command.
Parameters
external-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor external to the AS. The range
is from 1 to 255. The default is 20.
internal-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router within the AS. The range is from
1 to 255. The default is 200.
local-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks listed in the network
command. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 200.
Defaults
external-distance = 20
internal-distance = 200
local-distance = 200
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
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
CAUTION: Dell Networking recommends that you do not change the administrative distance of internal
routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause routing table inconsistencies.
The higher the administrative distance assigned to a route means that your confidence in that route is low. Routes
assigned an administrative distance of 255 are not installed in the routing table.
Routes from confederations are treated as internal BGP routes.
maximum-paths
Configure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) BGP supports.
Syntax
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
To return to the default values, use the no maximum-paths command.
Parameters
ebgp Enter the keyword ebgp to enable multipath support for External BGP routes.
ibgp Enter the keyword ibgp to enable multipath support for Internal BGP routes.
number Enter a number as the maximum number of parallel paths. The range is from 1 to 16. The
default is 1.
658 IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)