
Configuring IP Exterior Gateway Protocols (BGP and EGP)
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Choosing the Poll Mode
The type of neighbor reachability algorithm executed by the local EGP neighbor
is called the poll mode. There are two poll modes: active and passive. In the active
mode, a router sends Hello and poll messages to request reachability status from
its neighbor. In the passive mode, a router responds to Hello and poll messages
with I-H-U and update messages.
By default, EGP is configured to execute both the active and passive poll modes.
To execute the active or passive mode only, complete the following steps:
Site Manager Procedure
You do this System responds
1. In the Configuration Manager window,
choose
Protocols
.
The Protocols menu opens.
2. Choose
IP
. The IP menu opens.
3. Choose
EGP
. The EGP menu opens.
4. Choose
Neighbors
. The IP Interface List for EGP window
opens.
5. Click on the IP interface that you want to
edit.
The parameter values for that interface
appear in the window.
6. Click on
EGP Neighbor
. The EGP Neighbors List window opens.
7. Click on the address of the EGP neighbor
that you want to edit.
The parameter values for that neighbor
appear in the window.
8. Set the
Poll Mode
parameter.
Click on
Help
or see the parameter description on
page
A-27
.
9. Click on
Apply
, and then click on
Done
. You return to the IP Interface List for EGP
window.
10. Click on
Done
. You return to the Configuration Manager
window.
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