8-9. neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} ebgp-multihop maximum-hop-count
Syntax Description:
ip-address— Neighbor's IP address.
peer-group-name— Name of the peer group. See section 8-19.
maximum-hop-count— Optional parameter with a value of 1 to 255. The default hop count is 255.
Purpose: EBGP neighbors are typically directly connected. In situations in which EBGP neighbors are not directly connected, the ebgp-multihop option must be used in order to form a neighbor relationship.
Cisco IOS Software Release: 10.0. Peer group support was added in Release 11.0.
Configuration Example: Nonconnected EBGP Neighbors
Figure 8-10 shows a situation in which we are trying to establish an EBGP connection between two routers that are not directly connected. ...
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