Reference Guide

Parameters
description Enter a description to identify the BGP protocol (80
characters maximum).
Defaults none
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Related
Commands
router bgp – enters ROUTER mode on the switch.
distance bgp
Define an administrative distance for routes.
S5000
Syntax
distance bgp external-distance internal-distance local-distance
To return to default values, use the no distance bgp command.
Parameters
external-
distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor
external to the AS. The range is 1 to 255. The default is 20.
internal-
distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router
within the AS. The range is 1 to 255. The default is 200.
local-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks
listed in the network command. The range is 1 to 255. The
default is 200.
Defaults
• external-distance = 20
• internal-distance = 200
• local-distance = 200
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP (conf-router_bgp_af)
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
CAUTION: Dell Networking recommends that you do not change the
administrative distance of internal routes. Changing the administrative
distances may cause routing table inconsistencies.
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
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Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)