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350-401 Practice Question: Router bgp 65000 bgp router-id 10.0.0.1 neighbor…
router bgp 65000
bgp router-id 10.0.0.1
neighbor 10.0.0.2 remote-as 65001 neighbor 10.0.0.2 ebgp-multihop 2 neighbor 10.0.0.2 update-source Loopback0
! What is the purpose of the ebgp-multihop 2 command?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between ebgp-multihop (which adjusts TTL for non-directly connected peering) and BGP multipath (which enables load balancing), causing candidates to confuse the two features.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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It allows the eBGP session to be established with a neighbor that is not directly connected, with a maximum of 2 hops.
The ebgp-multihop 2 command allows an eBGP session to be established between peers that are not directly connected at Layer 3. By setting the TTL to 2, it permits the BGP packets to traverse one intermediate router (hop) to reach the neighbor, which is necessary when using loopback interfaces for eBGP peering.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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It allows the eBGP session to be established with a neighbor that is not directly connected, with a maximum of 2 hops.
Why this is correct
Correct. ebgp-multihop increases the TTL to allow multi-hop eBGP.
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It sets the maximum number of prefixes that can be received from the neighbor to 2.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. That is controlled by maximum-prefix command.
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It limits the number of paths BGP can install for load balancing to 2.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. That is controlled by maximum-paths command.
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It enables BGP multipath for eBGP with a hop count of 2.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. ebgp-multihop does not enable multipath.
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