Appendix A. The show ip bgp neighbors Display

This appendix explains the details of the large amount of information returned by the show ip bgp neighbors command. Some of the information is self-explanatory, and much of the information has been discussed in various chapters in this book.

Example A-1 shows a typical neighbor display, with each line numbered for easy reference. Table A-1 analyzes this sample display one line at a time.

Example A-1 Typical Display from the show ip bgp neighbors Command

Table A-1 Line-by-Line Explanation of show ip bgp neighbors Command Output