Configuring BGP in Packet Tracer

First, let's look at the commands used in BGP:

router bgp <asn>

For example:

R1(config)#router bgp 120

This command enables BGP on a router and moves to the router configuration mode. The ASN can be any value between 1 and 65535. Once enabled, the BGP process must choose a router ID. By default, BGP uses the following methods priority-wise, to pick a router ID.

  • Configured: This is the router ID configured by using the bgp router-id router subcommand
  • Highest loopback: This is the highest numeric IP address configured on any up loopback interface at the time the BGP process is initialized
  • Highest other interfaces: This is the highest numeric IP address configured on any up non-loopback interface at the time the BGP ...

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