Command Line Reference Guide

bgp default local-preference
Change the default local preference value for routes exchanged between internal BGP peers.
Syntax
bgp default local-preference value
To return to the default value, use the no bgp default local-preference
command.
Parameters
value Enter a number to assign to routes as the degree of
preference for those routes. When routes are compared, the
higher the degree of preference or local preference value,
the more the route is preferred. The range is from 0 to
4294967295. The default is
100.
Defaults 100
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
All routers apply the bgp default local-preference command setting within
the AS. To set the local preference for a specific route, use the
set local-
preference command in ROUTE-MAP mode.
Related
Commands
set metric — assigns a local preference value for a specific route.
bgp enforce-first-as
Disable (or enable) enforce-first-as check for updates received from EBGP peers.
Syntax
bgp enforce-first-as
To turn off the default, use the no bgp enforce-first-as command.
Defaults Enabled
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
This command is enabled by default, that is for all updates received from EBGP
peers, BGP ensures that the first AS of the first AS segment is always the AS of the
peer. If not, the update is dropped and a counter is increments. To view the “failed
enforce-first-as check” counter, use the show ip bgp neighbors command.
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)
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