Hello everybody. I am setting up OpenBGP for the first time in replacement to Cisco. However, I am having some troubles which I could not realize the reason myself, so I
#macros peer_gvt=200.139.89.37 peer_intelig=200.184.196.18 #peer_intelig=201.70.200.1 # Configuracao Global AS 28660 router-id 201.87.224.253 # route-reflector 3381352702 log updates #holdtime 180 #holdtime min 3 holdtime 4 holdtime min 3 #listen on <ip router> #fib-update no fib-update yes #route-collector yes #network 201.87.224.0/20 # full routing network 201.87.224.0/23 # partial routing # neighbors and peers #group "peering AS4230" { # remote-as 4230 # neighbor $peer1 { # descr "ASN4230 Embratel" # announce self # tcp md5sig password 7890 # } #} group "peering GVT" { remote-as 18881 neighbor $peer_gvt { descr "GVT" #multihop 2 #local-address <ip router twi> #softreconfig in yes depend on em1 #passive holdtime 3 holdtime min 3 announce self # ebgp = self, ibgp = all - twi sera ebgp } } group "peering Intelig" { remote-as 17379 neighbor $peer_intelig { descr "Intelig" multihop 4 #local-address 201.70.200.2 #softreconfig in yes #depend on em0 #passive holdtime 3 holdtime min 3 announce self # ebgp = self, ibgp = all - twi sera ebgp } } # # Filtros # deny from any allow from any prefixlen 8 - 24 # publicacao de 8 a 24 bits, nem mais nem menos deny from any prefix 0.0.0.0/0 # nao aceita publicacao de rota padrao # Redes as quais nunca permitiremos publicacao de rotas deny from any prefix 10.0.0.0/8 prefixlen >= 8 deny from any prefix 172.16.0.0/12 prefixlen >= 12 deny from any prefix 192.168.0.0/16 prefixlen >= 16 deny from any prefix 169.254.0.0/16 prefixlen >= 16 deny from any prefix 192.0.2.0/24 prefixlen >= 24 deny from any prefix 224.0.0.0/4 prefixlen >= 4 deny from any prefix 240.0.0.0/4 prefixlen >= 4 I have lowered holdtime and holdtime min just for testing purposes. Here is the relevant Cisco config router bgp 28660 no synchronization bgp router-id 201.87.224.253 bgp cluster-id 3381352702 bgp log-neighbor-changes network 201.87.224.0 mask 255.255.240.0 neighbor 200.139.89.37 remote-as 18881 neighbor 200.139.89.37 description Conexao a GVT neighbor 200.139.89.37 ebgp-multihop 2 neighbor 200.139.89.37 update-source FastEthernet2 neighbor 200.139.89.37 soft-reconfiguration inbound neighbor 200.139.89.37 route-map OUT out neighbor 200.184.196.18 remote-as 17379 neighbor 200.184.196.18 description Conexao a Intelig neighbor 200.184.196.18 ebgp-multihop 4 neighbor 200.184.196.18 update-source Loopback0 neighbor 200.184.196.18 version 4 neighbor 200.184.196.18 soft-reconfiguration inbound neighbor 200.184.196.18 route-map OUT out no auto-summary ! The problem I get is: neighbor 200.184.196.18 (Intelig): state change Connect -> OpenSent, reason: Connection opened neighbor 200.184.196.18 (Intelig): state change OpenSent -> Active, reason: Connection closed # bgpctl sh nei Intelig timers BGP neighbor is 200.184.196.18, remote AS 17379 Description: Intelig BGP version 4, remote router-id 0.0.0.0 BGP state = Active Last read Never, holdtime 240s, keepalive interval 80s IdleHoldTimer: not running Interval: 30s ConnectRetryTimer: due in 00:01:51 Interval: 120s HoldTimer: due in 00:03:51 Interval: 240s KeepaliveTimer: not running Interval: 80s Local host: 201.87.225.16, Local port: 61684 Remote host: 200.184.196.18, Remote port: 179 -- =========== Eduardo Meyer