Hi,
An earlier paragraph under "Protocol configuration"
(<https://bird.network.cz/?get_doc&v=20&f=bird-6.html#bgp-proto-config>)
gives a bit more context (emphasis added):
---8<---
Each instance of the BGP corresponds to **one neighboring router**. This
allows to set routing policy and all the other parameters differently
for each neighbor using the following configuration parameters:
local [ip] [port number] [as number]
[..] The parameter may be used multiple times with different
sub-options (e.g., both local 10.0.0.1 as 65000; and local 10.0.0.1;
local as 65000; are valid).
neighbor [ip | range prefix] [port number] [as number] [internal|external]
[..] Like local parameter, this parameter may also be used multiple
times with different sub-options.
--->8---
With the context of "one neighboring router" and the examples from the
`local` stanza, the example Nico gives in
protocol bgp client1 {
neighbor 10.0.1.1 as 65000;
neighbor 10.0.1.2 as 65000;
ipv4;
}
is indeed not possible. It would be possible to say (as noted by Alexander):
```
protocol bgp client1 {
neighbor 10.0.1.1;
neighbor as 65000;
ipv4;
}
```
On 30/12/2023 14:30, Nico Schottelius via Bird-users wrote:
- a) the documentation wrong
- b) the code wrong or
- c) the reader wrong?
I'm opting for c in this case :-).
One option for multiple BGP instances is by using templates, e.g.
```
template bgp TPL_CLIENT {
local as 65042;
neighbor as 65000;
ipv4;
}
protocol bgp client1 from TPL_CLIENT {
neighbor 10.0.1.1;
}
protocol bgp client2 from TPL_CLIENT {
neighbor 10.0.1.2;
}
```
Best regards,
Gerdriaan Mulder
