Reference Guide
To disable debugging, use the no debug ip bgp ipv4 multicast dampening 
command.
Parameters
dampening Enter the keyword dampening to debug route flap 
dampening information.
Command 
Modes
EXEC Privilege
Command 
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced IPv6 MGBP support for the E-Series.
distance bgp
Configure three administrative distances for routes.
S4820T
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
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