CLI Guide

Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
distance bgp
Define an administrative distance for routes.
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
• local-distance = 200
Command Modes ROUTER BGP (conf-router_bgp_af)
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
CAUTION: Dell Networking OS recommends that you do not change the
administrative distance of internal routes. Changing the administrative
distances may cause routing table inconsistencies.
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Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)