Reference Guide

362 | Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)
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Usage
Information
FTOS software resolves the network address configured by the network command with the routes in
the main routing table to ensure that the networks are reachable via non-BGP routes and non-default
routes.
Related
Commands
Command
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network backdoor
c e s
Specify this IGP route as the preferred route.
Syntax
network ip-address mask backdoor
To remove a network, use the no network ip-address mask backdoor command.
Parameters
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Usage
Information
Though FTOS does not generate a route due to backdoor config, there is an option for injecting/
sourcing a local route in presence of network backdoor config on a learned route.
Command
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redistribute
c e s
Redistribute routes into BGP.
Syntax
redistribute {connected | static} [route-map map-name]
To disable redistribution, use the no redistribution {connected | static} command.
Parameters
redistribute Redistribute routes into BGP.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced support on S-Series
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced support on C-Series
ip-address
Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format of the network.
mask
Enter the mask of the IP address in the slash prefix length format (for example, /24).
The mask appears in command outputs in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced support on S-Series
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced support on C-Series
connected Enter the keyword connected to redistribute routes from physically connected
interfaces.