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Rajneesh
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December 26, 2024

Technical Tip: BGP router-id selection criteria on FortiGate

  • December 26, 2024
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Description This article discusses the criteria for the BGP router-id selection.
Scope FortiGate.
Solution

Below are the criteria for BGP Router ID selection.

 

  1. Use the address configured manually as the router-id with the below command.

 

config router bgp

    set router-id 2.2.2.2

end

 

  1. It uses the Loopback interface address with the highest IP address if the router-id is not configured manually.
  2. It uses the highest IP address of the interface if the loopback interface is not configured.

 

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