neighbor description
Configures a text description to be associated with this neighbor.
Syntax: neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} description string
[no] neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} description
ip-address
IP address of the BGP speaker neighbor.
peer-group-name
Name of a BGP peer group.
string
Description of up to 255 characters.
Use the neighbor description command to configure a text description of up to 255 characters to be associated with the specified neighbor.
Use the no neighbor description command to delete a previously configured description associated with this BGP neighbor.
Factory Default: No description configured.
Command Mode: Router configuration.
Example: In the following example,
- The neighbor ip-address description command configures neighbor 10.200.83.190 with the description Internet feed from ISP#12.
- The do show ip bgp neighbor command displays the setting:
router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
router(config)#router bgp 100
router(config-router)#neighbor 3.3.3.3 description Internet feed from ISP12#
router(config-router)#do show ip bgp neighbors 3.3.3.3
BGP neighbor 3.3.3.3 using remote AS 100
Description: Internet feed from ISP12#
router ID: 3.3.3.3 version: 4
state: Connect time: 0:07:42
def orignat: False ebgp multihop: False
n hop self: False route ref client: False
send comm: False soft reconfig: False
update src: loopback 0
hold time: 0 sec keepalive time: 0 sec
configured hold time/keepalive time: 180/60 sec
advertisement interval: 5 sec
# notf rcvd: 1 # msg rcvd: 0 # updates rcvd: 0
# notf sent: 4 # msg sent: 0 # updates sent: 0
number of prefixes received: 0
Route refresh capability: advertised
Address Family IPv4 Unicast: activated advertised
Routes Dropped : 0
Time Since First Dropped : 0:00:00
Reason for dropping first Route : No Routes Dropped
Last Reset 0:07:42 , due to BGP Hold Timer Expired Error sent to peer
router(config-router)#
Related Commands: neighbor peer-group
show ip bgp neighbors
show ip bgp peer-group
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Last Updated: 05/10/04 at 16:36:55