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IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP) | 801
Parameters
Defaults
external-distance = 20; internal-distance = 200; local-distance = 200.
Command Modes
ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
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Usage
Information
The higher the administrative distance assigned to a route means that your confidence in that route is
low. Routes assigned an administrative distance of 255 are not installed in the routing table. Routes
from confederations are treated as internal BGP routes.
neighbor activate
c e
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI.
Syntax
neighbor [ipv6-address | peer-group-name] activate
To disable, use the no neighbor [ipv6-address | peer-group-name] activate command.
Parameters
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
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external-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor external to the AS.
Range: 1 to 255.
Default: 20
internal-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router within the AS.
Range: 1 to 255.
Default: 200
local-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks listed in the network
command.
Range: 1 to 255.
Default: 200
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on C-Series and S4810.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series TeraScale
Caution: Dell Force10 recommends that you do not change the administrative distance
of internal routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause routing table
inconsistencies.
ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
The
:: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
peer-group-name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the name of the peer group
activate Enter the keyword activate to enable the neighbor/peer group in the new
AFI/SAFI.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on C-Series and S4810.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series TeraScale