12 - Implementing eBGP Flashcards
What protocol port does BGP use?
TCP 179
What is Single Homed?
1 Connection to 1 ISP
What is Dual Homed?
2 Connections to 1 ISP
What is Single Multihomed?
1 Connection each to 2 ISPs
What is Dual Multihomed?
2 or more connections to 2 ISPs
How do you pre-define neighbors in BGP?
neighbor remote-as ‘
What 3 ways are routes added to the BGP table?
1.) BGP network cmd 2.) Route Redistribution 3.) Learning prefixes from a neighbor
What is NLRI?
Network Layer Reachability Information
What is the AS_Path?
The list of ASNs a route must go through to reach its destination. The shorter that list is the better.
What routes should an enterprise router advertise to an ISP BGP peer?
Public address blocks only.
What route should an ISP BGP peer advertise to the enterprise router?
Default route
What BGP commands verify the peer relationship?
show tcp brief’ and ‘show ip bgp summary’
How can you tell whether a peer relationship is an eBGP or iBGP peer?
show ip bgp peer summary’ and if the ASNs are different then it’s eBGP. If same, then iBGP.
What are the 6 neighbor states in BGP?
- Idle * Connect * Active * Opensent * Openconfirm * Established
What does the IDLE state mean?
The router has been administratively disabled or its waiting for the next retry.