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neighbor description
Assign a character string describing the neighbor or group of neighbors (peer group).
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} description text
To delete a description, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name}
description command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group.
text Enter a continuous text string up to 80 characters.
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.
neighbor distribute-list
Distribute BGP information via an established prefix list.
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} distribute-list prefix-list-name
{in | out}
To delete a neighbor distribution list, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name}
distribute-list prefix-list-name {in | out} command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group to apply the distribute list filter to all routers in
the peer group.
prefix-list-name
Enter the name of an established prefix list.
If the prefix list is not configured, the default is permit (to allow all routes).
in Enter the keyword in to distribute only inbound traffic.
out Enter the keyword out to distribute only outbound traffic.
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
Other BGP filtering commands include: neighbor filter-list, ip as-path access-list, and
neighbor route-map.
Related
Commands
neighbor route-map — assigns a route map to a neighbor or peer group.
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