Name

neighbor description — router, BGP

Synopsis

neighbor {address | peer-group} description text
no neighbor {address | peer-group} description

Configures

A text description of a BGP neighbor or peer group

Default

None

Description

This command allows you to give a text description for a neighbor, identified either by address or by peer-group. The text can be up to 80 characters. The description is purely for documentation and doesn’t affect the router’s behavior.

Example

router bgp 200
  neighbor 10.200.200.1 description Peer in the pasadena office

Get Cisco IOS in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial