Neighbor Ebgp-Multihop - Dell C9000 Series Reference Manual

This command must be performed on the router which is attaching link bandwidth to
prefixes (typically a border router) as well as the router which is expected to load share
traffic proportional to the bandwidth of the external links.

neighbor ebgp-multihop

Attempt and accept BGP connections to external peers on networks that are not directly connected.
C9000 Series
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} ebgp-multihop [ttl]
To disallow and disconnect connections, use the no neighbor {ip-address |
peer-group-name} ebgp-multihop command.
Parameters
ip-address
peer-group-name
ttl
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer
to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version
9.9(0.0)
9.2(1.0)
8.3.19.0
8.3.11.1
8.3.7.0
7.8.1.0
7.7.1.0
Usage Information To prevent loops, the neighbor ebgp-multihop command does not install the
default routes of the multihop peer. Networks not directly connected are not
considered valid for best-path selection.
Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
Enter the name of the peer group.
(OPTIONAL) Enter the number of hops as the Time to Live (ttl)
value. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 255.
Description
Introduced on the C9010.
Introduced on the Z9500.
Introduced on the S4820T.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Border Gateway Protocol 470