Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide 9.10(0.0)

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neighbor ebgp-multihop

Attempt and accept BGP connections to external peers on networks that are not directly connected.

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	Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name	Enter the name of the peer group.
ttl	(OPTIONAL) Enter the number of hops as the Time to Live (ttl) value. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 255.

Defaults

Disabled.

Command Modes

ROUTER BGP

Supported Modes

Full–Switch

Command History

Version	Description
9.9(0.0)	Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0)	Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.

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.