BGPCTL - Base Setup

Connecting to bgpctl

To connect to bgpctl, simply type the following command in the terminal:

bgpctl

You will be prompted to enter your username and password.

Configuring a BGP session

Once connected to bgpctl, you can configure a BGP session by using the appropriate command. For example, to configure a BGP session with a peer:

bgpctl
configure
neighbor 192.0.2.1 as 65000

You can then use the `description` command to add a description for this session, and the `announce` command to set the prefixes that should be announced to the peer.

Enabling/Disabling a BGP session

You can use the `disable` command to disable a BGP session and the `enable` command to enable it again.

For example, to disable a BGP session with peer 192.0.2.1:

bgpctl
configure
neighbor 192.0.2.1 disable

To enable the session again:

bgpctl
configure
neighbor 192.0.2.1 enable

Viewing BGP information

You can use the `show neighbor` command to view the BGP sessions. For example:

bgpctl show neighbor

You can also use the `show summary` command to view a summary of all BGP sessions, or the `show rib` command to view the Routing Information Base (RIB)