allow

Syntax

allow (all | [ network/mask-length ]);

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols bgp group group-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp group group-name],[edit protocols bgp group group-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp group group-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Description

Implicitly configure BGP peers, allowing peer connections from any of the specified networks or hosts. To configure multiple BGP peers, configure one or more networks and hosts within a single allow statement or include multiple allow statements.

Options

all—Allow all addresses, which is equivalent to 0.0.0.0/0 (or ::/0).

network/mask-length—IPv6 or IPv4 network number of a single address or a range of allowable addresses for BGP peers, followed by the number of significant bits in the subnet mask.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.