Configuring BGP using FRR
In this recipe, we will demonstrate how to configure Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) using the FRRouting (FRR) package.
How to do it...
- Navigate toSystem | Package Manager.
- Click on the Available Packages tab.
- Find
frr
on the list of available packages and click on the Install button forfrr
. - Click on the Confirm button. Installation should take less than 2 minutes.
- Once the Package Installer indicates that installation is complete, navigate to Services | FRR BGP.
- Check the Enable checkbox to enable BGP routing:
- In theLocal AS text field, enter the Autonomous System router number (a 32-bit unsigned integer).
- In the Router ID text field, enter a router ID, or keep it blank to use the default.
- In the Timers section, you may adjust a series of timers:
- TheKeep alive intervaldetermines how long BGP will maintain routes from a peer without getting a response. If a BGP peer misses three keepalives, its route information is suppressed.
- Hold time determines how long a peer should wait...