CLI Guide

Usage Information If you configure the neighbor maximum-prefix command and the neighbor
receives more prefixes than the neighbor maximum-prefix command
configuration allows, the neighbor goes down and the
show ip bgp summary
command displays (prfxd) in the State/PfxRcd column for that neighbor. The
neighbor remains down until you enter the clear ip bgp command for the
neighbor or the peer group to which the neighbor belongs or you enter the
neighbor shutdown and neighbor no shutdown commands.
Related
Commands
show ip bgp summary — displays the current BGP configuration.
neighbor password
Enable message digest 5 (MD5) authentication on the TCP connection between two neighbors.
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} password [encryption-
type] password
To delete a password, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-
name} password command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the router to be included in the peer
group.
peer-group-name Enter the name of a configured peer group.
encryption-type (OPTIONAL) Enter 7 as the encryption type for the password
entered. 7 means that the password is encrypted and
hidden.
password
Enter a text string up to 80 characters long. The first
character of the password must be a letter.
You cannot use spaces in the password.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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
Configure the same password on both BGP peers or a connection does not occur.
When you configure MD5 authentication between two BGP peers, each segment
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)
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