Summary

You can now begin to apply this knowledge to the more complex scenarios found in the next chapter. You learned how to successfully configure IBGP and EBGP, along with techniques used to load balance BGP using static routes. The BGP principles presented in this chapter's Practical Exercise will benefit you in the next chapter's advanced BGP scenarios.

Table 6-3 summarizes the BGP commands used in this chapter.

Table 6-3. Summary of IOS Commands
Command Purpose
router bgp number Enables BGP routing protocol
neighbor remote IP address remote-as as Configures a BGP TCP peer
show ip bgp Displays BGP table
{no} synchronization Enables or disables (no) BGP synchronization
show ip bgp neighbors Displays the status of BGP TCP peer sessions
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