Users Guide
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 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 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
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 congured 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 rst character of the password
must be a letter.
You cannot use spaces in the password.
Defaults Not congured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
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