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Alteon OS Command Reference

Table 6-80Border Gateway Protocol Menu (/cfg/l3/bgp)

Command Syntax and Usage

as <1-65535>

Set Autonomous System number.

pref <local preference (0-4294967294)>

Sets the local preference. The path with the higher value is preferred.

When multiple peers advertise the same route, use the route with the shortest AS path as the preferred route if you are using eBGP, or use the local preference if you are using iBGP.

on

Globally turns BGP on.

off

Globally turns BGP off.

cur

Displays the current BGP configuration.

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