Configuring Egp - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Configuring EGP

Log to File—Logs BOOTP activity to the SYS:\ETC\BOOTP.LOG
file by default. To use a different file, type its full path name in the
Log File field.
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If you do not want to record the activity of the BOOTP forwarder, select
Do Not Log.
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Press Esc until you are prompted to save your changes, and then select
Yes.
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Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
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If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System > Yes.
The Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) is an exterior routing protocol that is
supported by the TCP/IP software. Exterior routing protocols exchange
information between different Autonomous Systems (ASs). The local EGP
gets the information about its own AS from the local Interior Gateway
Protocols (IGPs). Usually, exterior routing protocols are used only when
different companies or commercial services are being connected.
The information EGP receives from the IGP must be explicitly configured.
The exterior routing protocol shares only the information specified in the
outgoing route filters. This is desirable because you generally want to limit the
information exchanged between different ASs.
To configure EGP do the following:
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Load INETCFG and then select Protocols > TCP/IP > Expert
Configuration Options.
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Select EGP > Enabled.
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Select EGP Configuration and configure the following parameters:
Autonomous System—Enter the autonomous system number. It
identifies the autonomous system to which the router belongs. The
router establishes an EGP neighbor relationship with routers in other
autonomous systems.
Maximum Neighbors to Acquire—Enter the maximum number of
concurrent EGP neighbors with which this router can exchange EGP
network reachability information.
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