Reference Guide

336 | Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)
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Commands
distance bgp
c e s
Configure three administrative distances for routes.
Syntax
distance bgp external-distance internal-distance local-distance
To return to default values, enter no distance bgp.
Parameters
Defaults
external-distance
= 20; internal-distance = 200; local-distance = 200
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Usage
Information
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.
Command
History
router bgp Enter ROUTER mode on the switch.
external-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor external to the
AS.
Range: 1 to 255
Default: 20
internal-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router within the AS.
Range: 1 to 255
Default: 200
local-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks listed in the
network command.
Range: 1 to 255
Default: 200
Caution: Dell Force10 recommends that you do not change the administrative distance of
internal routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause routing table
inconsistencies.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced support on S-Series
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced support on C-Series