Reference Guide

Parameters
ipv6-address Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of the peer group.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
If you configure the set next-hop command in ROUTE-MAP mode, its configuration takes
precedence over the neighbor next-hop-self (C-, E-, and S-Series)
command.
neighbor password
Enable message digest 5 (MD5) authentication on the TCP connection between two neighbors.
Z-Series
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
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
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