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neighbor peer-group passive
c e s
Enable passive peering on a BGP peer group, that is, the peer group does not send an
OPEN message, but will respond to one.
Syntax
neighbor peer-group-name peer-group passive [limit sessions]
To delete a passive peer-group, use the no neighbor peer-group-name peer-group
passive
command.
Parameters
Defaults
Not Configured
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Usage
Information
After you configure a peer group as passive, you must assign it a subnet using the
neighbor soft-reconfiguration inbound command.
For passive eBGP limits, the Remote AS must be different from the AS for this
neighbor.
Related
Commands
Command
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neighbor peer-group (assigning
peers)
Assign routers to a peer group.
neighbor remote-as Assign a indirectly connected AS to a neighbor or peer group.
neighbor shutdown Disable a peer or peer group.
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
peer-group-name
Enter a text string up to 16 characters long as the name of the peer group.
limit
(Optional, S4810 and S4820T only) Enter the keyword limit to constrain
the numbers of sessions for this peer-group.
Range: 2-256
Default: 256
neighbor soft-reconfiguration inbound Assign a subnet to a dynamically-configured BGP
neighbor.
neighbor remote-as Create and specify the remote peer to the BGP neighbor
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced the limit keyword on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.8.0 Introduced the limit keyword on the S4810.