Layer 3 Routing Commands 1229Syntaxbgp default local-preference numberno bgp default local-preference• number—The value to use as the local preference for routes advertised tointernal peers. The range is 0 to 4,294,967,295.Default ConfigurationIf no other value is configured, BGP advertises a local preference of 100 inUPDATE messages to internal peers.Command ModeBGP Router Configuration modeUser GuidelinesBGP assigns the default local preference to each path received from anexternal peer. (BGP retains the LOCAL_PREF on paths received frominternal peers.) BGP also assigns the default local preference to locally-originated paths. If you change the default local preference, the localpreference on paths previously received is not changed; it is only applied topaths received after the change. To apply the new local preference to pathspreviously received, use clear ip bgp to force a soft inbound reset.Command HistoryIntroduced in version 6.2.0.1 firmware.Exampleconsole(config-router)#bgp default local-preference 1bgp fast-external-falloverUse this command to configure BGP to immediately reset the adjacency withan external peer if the routing interface to the peer goes down.Syntaxbgp fast-external-fallover
