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A peer configuration should only be used for more than one peer if all the same parameters are desired. To add or modify these entries, click on the appropriate button to open the Add BGP Peer Config Dialog Box.
Add BGP Peer Config Dialog Box
This dialog box defines configuration parameters for a BGP Peer.
BGP Peer Config Name
The Peer Config Name specifies the name of the BGP peer configuration that you wish to add or modify. Names can be up to 16 characters long.
Input Route Map
This specifies a named BGP route map or IP route filter to be used for the input route for this peer configuration.
Output Route Map
This specifies a named BGP route map or IP route filter to be used for the output route for this peer configuration.
ϖNote: No input or output routes will be accepted by the router unless a BGP route map or IP route filter has been defined. BGP route maps are configured later in this chapter. Refer to Chapter 11 - TCP/IP Route Filtering for more information on IP route filters.
Advertise as Next Hop
This checkbox sets whether the router will advertise itself as the next hop to the routes it advertises to this peer.
Enable EBGP Multihop
BGP usually requires external peers to be directly connected. This checkbox allows routers which are not directly connected to be peers. If checked, the
