Does route-map is not support by bgp distribution-list

[B@B@r]

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Compiled Thu 20-Feb-14 06:51 by prod_rel_team

Why it is not present route-map? on the other hand it is in eigrp and ospf .

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

with distribute lists, only standard/extended/ expanded and prefix lists are allowed in BGP.

What are you trying to accomplish ?

[B@B@r]

i have R1 which have two paths one from R2 and one from R3 to reaching the destination ip 6.6.6.6/24, so by default bgp selet R2 because its router id has lowest. i want to change the path to R3 by using
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
route-map change_nexthop 10
match ip address prefix-list 1
set ip next-hop 3.3.3.3
router bgp 1
distribute-list route-map chang_nexhop out

ip prefix-list permit 6.6.6.0/24
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but there was no option of route-map in distribution list in bgp.



i know there are other ways by using bgp other attributes like weight , local preference to change it but i want to apply route-map/

can you tell me why bgp dont support it?

[Julio E. Moisa]

Hi

The following configuration is applied to Interfaces 

route-map change_nexthop 10
match ip address prefix-list 1
set ip next-hop 3.3.3.3

So I suggest use BGP attributes like weight or local preference. Example:

ip prefix-list TEST seq 5 permit 6.6.6.0/24

route-map FROM-R2 permit 5

match ip address prefix TEST

set local-preference 500

route-map FROM-R2 permit 100

route-map FROM-R3 permit 5
match ip address prefix TEST
set local-preference 1000

route-map FROM-R3 permit 100

router bgp 100

neighbor 2.2.2.2 remote 200

neighbor 2.2.2.2 route-map FROM-R2 in

neighbor 3.3.3.3 remote 300
neighbor 3.3.3.3 route-map FROM-R3 in

clear ip bgp * soft 

It will prefer the local preference with high value, also you can use as-path prepend for outboud traffic so you can have symmetric traffic. The empty sequence 100 is used to keep the normal flow for the rest prefixes learned from other routers. 

Hope it is useful

:-)