Technical Tip: How to check the BGP router-id using the CLI

This command can be used to check the router-id of the BGP:

get router info bgp summary

Router-ID is a 32-bit number of the BGP process and uses dotted decimal notation. Router-ID must be an IP address of the router and must be unique within the entire BGP domain.

It is recommended to use loopback interface IP as router-ID.

By default, the auto-selected router-id is not shown in the GUI, if it has not been configured manually. It will be visible only when it has been configured manually using the GUI or the CLI.

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