BGP_Next_Hop link local

[Ondrej Zajicek]

On Tue, Jan 02, 2018 at 10:34:29AM +0100, Claude Tompers wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to build a setup which includes changing the
> bgp_next_hop of the bgp announcements. In IPv6 I would like to include
> both global and link local addresses of the changed next hop, however
> I'm struggeling with the format. Is this possible ? If so, what would
> be the correct syntax ?

Hello

This is currently not possible. Manually changed bgp_next_hop is sent
without associated link-local address. There is one exception - if
bgp_next_hop is manually changed to the BGP session source address, then
appropriate link-local address is used (like in 'next hop self').

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