RE: Why can't I default Originate?

["Vandy Hamidi" <vandy.hamidi () markettools com>]

Thanks HC,
Two things.  I was told this was not a topic for this list.  Sorry about that.
Since I've already posted, I think I should post what the problem was.
Problem=I'm stupid.  I wasn't looking in the right place for what I was advertising.

I ran:
router#sh ip bgp nei 10.99.200.75 adv
BGP table version is 43, local router ID is 10.1.80.44
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
              r RIB-failure, S Stale
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete

Originating default network 0.0.0.0

   Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*> 1.2.3.0/24   1.2.3.3              0         32768 i
router#

I was looking for the network, but not the line that stated:
Originating default network 0.0.0.0
So it was advertising and I've verified it on the remote peers (which I should have done first!).

Still doesn't answer why CISCO says you apply default orig to the peer, not the peer group (which we've proven is 
backwards).  It shouldn't be this way since you may want to use the peer group as a template for multiple customers, 
but they may not all want 0/0 sent to them.
ALSO I didn't need to have 0/0 in my local routing table nor did I need to add the BGP command "Synchronization."
According to CISCO (which is actually accurate), it will originate default UNCONDITIONALLY, which it does.
I'm still concerned about applying the command to the peer vs. the peer group issue.
Sorry about having posted this to Nanog, I'll filter my future questions more carefully.
Thanks for everyone who answered!

        -=Vandy=-

-----Original Message-----
From: Haesu [mailto:haesu () towardex com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 2:04 PM
To: nanog () merit edu
Subject: Re: Why can't I default Originate?



After you applied default-originate to peer-group, have you done soft-clear of your bgp session?

It usually takes a little while for changes in config to propagate, unless you force an update using soft clear...

-hc

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  Haesu C.
  TowardEX Technologies, Inc.
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On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 12:43:35PM -0700, Vandy Hamidi wrote:
> Platform:
>       Cisco 7206VXR
> SW:
>       Version 12.2(15)T2
>
> router#sh run | b bgp
>       router bgp 65011
>        no synchronization
>        bgp log-neighbor-changes
>        bgp confederation identifier 12345
>        bgp confederation peers 65001 65021 
>        bgp deterministic-med
>        bgp dampening
>        network 1.2.3.0 mask 255.255.255.0
>        neighbor Confed-Peer-Group peer-group
>        neighbor Confed-Peer-Group update-source FastEthernet1/1
>        neighbor Confed-Peer-Group next-hop-self
>        neighbor Confed-Peer-Group version 4
>        neighbor Confed-Peer-Group soft-reconfiguration inbound
>        neighbor Confed-Peer-Group filter-list 2 in
>        neighbor Confed-Peer-Group filter-list 1 out
>        neighbor 10.1.2.75 remote-as 65001
>        neighbor 10.1.2.75 peer-group Confed-Peer-Group
>        neighbor 10.1.2.75 password 7 05211F2C105211F2C1666B
>        neighbor 10.1.2.76 remote-as 65001
>        neighbor 10.1.2.76 peer-group Confed-Peer-Group
>        neighbor 10.1.2.76 password 7 05211F2C105211F2C1666B
>        no auto-summary
>
>
> router#conf t
> Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
>
> router(config)#router bgp 65011
>
> router(config-router)#neighbor 10.1.2.75 default-originate 
> % Invalid command for a peer-group member
> router(config-router)#
>
> According to Cisco:
> All members of a peer group must share identical outbound announcement policies (such as distribute-list, 
> filter-list, and route-map), except for default-originate, which is handled on a per-peer basis even for peer group 
> members. 
>
> I've also tried to apply to the peer group.  The command is accepted, but no default origination of 0/0 is advertised 
> to the peer(s).
> Thanks in advanced for any help,
>
>       -=Vandy=-