This command specifies the route selection priority given to internal or external BGP routes compared to other protocols for this router.
| internal distance | Specify a distance for routes internal to the AS. Valid values are 1 - 255. Default value is 200. |
| external distance | Specify a distance for routes external to the AS. Valid values are 1 - 255. Default value is 20. |
None.
BGP Router Configuration or BGP address family configuration mode.
The distance command specifies how active routes that are learned from BGP will be selected, compared to other protocols. When a route has been learned from more than one protocol, the active route will be selected from the protocol with the lowest distance (or preference).
The no bgp distance command resets the specified BGP protocol type to the default value. Internal BGP distance defaults to 200. External BGP distance defaults to 20.
The following example configures the distance (preference) for routes internal to the AS to be 113.
System(su-config)->router bgp 65151 System(su-config-bgp)->bgp router-id 1.2.3.4 System(su-config-bgp)->bgp distance internal 113
The following example resets the distance (preference) distance for routes internal to the AS to the default value of 200.
System(su-config)->router bgp 65151 System(su-config-bgp)->no bgp distance internal
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