Configuring Router Identifiers for BGP and OSPF

The router identifier is used by BGP and OSPF to identify the routing device from which a packet originated. The router identifier usually is the IP address of the local routing device. If you do not configure a router identifier, the IP address of the first interface to come online is used. This is usually the loopback interface. Otherwise, the first hardware interface with an IP address is used.

To configure the router identifier, include the router-id statement:

For a list of hierarchy levels at which you can include this statement, see the statement summary section for this statement.

Note: We strongly recommend that you configure the router identifier under the [edit routing-options] hierarchy level to avoid unpredictable behavior if the interface address on a loopback interface changes.