Users Guide
Version Description
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information If you congure the neighbor maximum-prefix command and the neighbor receives more prexes
than the neighbor maximum-prefix command conguration 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 conguration.
neighbor next-hop-self
Allows you to congure the router as the next hop for a BGP neighbor. (This command is used for IBGP).
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} next-hop-self
To return to the default setting, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name}
next-hop-self 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.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version Description
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information If you congure the set next-hop command in ROUTE-MAP mode, the conguration takes precedence
over the neighbor next-hop-self command.
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
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