From b5ca65f38f01c8ffd1575c0bb171bca45571d5e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cheeze-It <16260577+Cheeze-It@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 11:40:08 -0700 Subject: bgp: T1875: Add BGP allow range command documentation (#431) This is a documentation addition for the allow range command within BGP, as well as the associated limit command as well. There was a few spelling mistakes that were fixed too, but not anything big. Co-authored-by: Cheeze_It --- docs/configuration/protocols/bgp.rst | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/configuration/protocols/bgp.rst b/docs/configuration/protocols/bgp.rst index 2d9c9af5..caac6714 100644 --- a/docs/configuration/protocols/bgp.rst +++ b/docs/configuration/protocols/bgp.rst @@ -553,11 +553,11 @@ Common parametrs .. cfgcmd:: set protocols bgp parameters log-neighbor-changes - Tis command enable logging neighbor up/down changes and reset reason. + This command enable logging neighbor up/down changes and reset reason. .. cfgcmd:: set protocols bgp parameters no-client-to-client-reflection - Tis command disables route reflection between route reflector clients. + This command disables route reflection between route reflector clients. By default, the clients of a route reflector are not required to be fully meshed and the routes from a client are reflected to other clients. However, if the clients are fully meshed, route reflection is not required. @@ -566,8 +566,25 @@ Common parametrs .. cfgcmd:: set protocols bgp parameters no-fast-external-failover - Disable immediate sesison reset if peer's connected link goes down. + Disable immediate session reset if peer's connected link goes down. +.. cfgcmd:: set protocols bgp listen range peer-group + + This command is useful if one desires to loosen the requirement for BGP + to have strictly defined neighbors. Specifically what is allowed is for + the local router to listen to a range of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses defined + by a prefix and to accept BGP open messages. When a TCP connection + (and subsequently a BGP open message) from within this range tries to + connect the local router then the local router will respond and connect + with the parameters that are defined within the peer group. One must define + a peer-group for each range that is listed. If no peer-group is defined + then an error will keep you from committing the configuration. + +.. cfgcmd:: set protocols bgp listen limit + + This command goes hand in hand with the listen range command to limit the + amount of BGP neighbors that are allowed to connect to the local router. + The limit range is 1 to 5000. Administrative Distance ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- cgit v1.2.3