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Troubleshooting BGP

Document ID: 22166



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Contents

Introduction
Before You Begin
      Conventions
      Prerequisites
      Components Used
Main Troubleshooting Flowchart
Troubleshooting BGP Neighbor Establishment
Troubleshooting Routes Missing from the Routing Table
Troubleshooting Multihoming Inbound
Troubleshooting BGP Route Advertisement
Troubleshooting Multihoming Outbound
Related Information

Introduction

This document provides troubleshooting information for common problems with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). To see more information, or to go to the next flowchart, click the command boxes in red.

If you have the output of a show ip bgp, show ip bgp neighbor, show ip bgp summary, or show tech-support command from your Cisco device, you can use to display potential issues and fixes. To use , you must be a registered customer, be logged in, and have JavaScript enabled.

Before You Begin

Conventions

For more information on document conventions, see the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.

Prerequisites

There are no specific prerequisites for this document.

Components Used

This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

The information presented in this document was created from devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If you are working in a live network, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command before using it.

Main Troubleshooting Flowchart

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Troubleshooting BGP Neighbor Establishment

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Troubleshooting Routes Missing from the Routing Table

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Troubleshooting Multihoming Inbound

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Troubleshooting BGP Route Advertisement

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Troubleshooting Multihoming Outbound

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Related Information

BGP Neighbor Establishment Routes not in Routing Table BGP Route Advertisement Multihoming/Loadsharing BGP Error Message BGP Memory Consumption BGP across PIX Firewall Troubleshooting Flapping BGP Routes Configuring and Verifying the BGP Conditional Advertisement Feature Why Do BGP Neighbors Toggle Between Idle, Connect, and Active States? Using the Extended ping and Extended traceroute Commands Contact the TAC Why Do BGP Neighbors Toggle Between Idle, Connect, and Active States? Troubleshooting Flapping BGP Routes (Recursive Routing Failure) Neighbor Establishment Route Advertisement Using BGP for Interdomain Routing Contact the TAC Sample Configuration for Load Sharing Multihoming Outbound Load Sharing Using the Loopback Address as a BGP Neighbor Load Sharing when Dualhomed to One ISP through Multiple Local Routers Using BGP for Interdomain Routing Routes Announced Using a Basic Network Statement Routes Announced Using the aggregate-address Command Routes Announced Using the Network Statement with a Mask Routes Announced Using a Basic Network Statement Unable to Announce iBGP-Learned Routes Contact the TAC Load Sharing Using the Loopback Address as a BGP Neighbor Using BGP for Interdomain Routing Load Sharing when Multihomed to Two ISPs Through a Single Local Router Load Sharing when Multihomed to Two ISPs via Multiple Local Routers Troubleshooting Load Balancing Over Parallel Links Using CEF Sample Configuration for BGP with Two Different Service Providers (Multihoming) How to Use HSRP to Provide Redundancy in a Multihomed BGP Network



Updated: Jan 01, 2008 Document ID: 22166