Reference Guide

peer-group-
name
Enter the name of the peer group.
Defaults Disabled.
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
If you configure the set next-hop command in ROUTE-MAP mode, the
configuration takes precedence over the
neighbor next-hop-self command.
neighbor password
Enable message digest 5 (MD5) authentication on the TCP connection between two neighbors.
S5000
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} password [encryption-
type] password
To delete a password, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-
name
} password command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the router to be included in the peer
group.
peer-group-
name
Enter the name of a configured peer group.
encryption-
type
(OPTIONAL) Enter 7 as the encryption type for the password
entered.
7 means that the password is encrypted and hidden.
password
Enter a text string up to 80 characters long. The first
character of the password must be a letter.
You cannot use spaces in the password.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Configure the same password on both BGP peers or a connection does not occur.
When you configure MD5 authentication between two BGP peers, each segment
of the TCP connection between them is verified and the MD5 digest is checked on
every segment sent on the TCP connection.
306
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)