[AusNOG] Microtik bgp issues

[Damien Gardner Jnr]

What is your syslog saying?

You should be seeing something like the following if it's unable to bring
up the other end:

> /log print
23:13:31 route,bgp,info Failed to open TCP connection: No route to host
23:13:31 route,bgp,info     RemoteAddress=2001:df7:1800:abba:dabb:ad00::3
23:13:36 route,bgp,info Failed to open TCP connection: Connection refused
23:13:36 route,bgp,info     RemoteAddress=103.235.52.114


On 5 November 2014 10:07, iQ Net <iqnetworks1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
> I'm running Router OS 6.2.
>
> /routing bgp peer print status
>
> > /routing bgp peer print status
> Flags: X - disabled, E - established
>  0   name="transit-peer" instance=default remote-address=123.45.67.33
>      remote-as=1234 tcp-md5-key="" nexthop-choice=default multihop=no
>      route-reflect=no hold-time=3m ttl=default in-filter="" out-filter=""
>      address-families=ip default-originate=never remove-private-as=no
>      as-override=no passive=no use-bfd=no state=connect
>
> Removed remote as and remote address for privacy.
>
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Alex Samad - Yieldbroker <
> Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com> wrote:
>
>> What does your
>> /routing bgp peer print status look like for each peer.
>>
>> Also what version are you running .
>>
>> A
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of
>> > Thomas Jackson
>> > Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2014 9:53 AM
>> > To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>> > Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Microtik bgp issues
>> >
>> > Check that you don't have any firewall rules blocking connections from
>> your
>> > providers router to your router on port 179 - if you have a "drop all"
>> on the
>> > input chain, BGP won't work
>> >
>> > For example, a of the rules on one of my edge routers (above the "drop
>> all"
>> > rule that is in place):
>> >
>> > /ip firewall filter add chain=input comment="Allow <my provider> to
>> access
>> > BGP" dst-port=179 protocol=tcp src-address=<providers router IP>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of iQ
>> > Net
>> > Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2014 9:07 AM
>> > To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>> > Subject: [AusNOG] Microtik bgp issues
>> >
>> > Hi Guys,
>> >
>> > Just wondering if anyone out there has had success with bgp on the
>> > microtik's and I can pick your brain?
>> >
>> > I've got a CCR1009 and I'm struggling to get the BGP session
>> established. Can
>> > telnet to 179 on my providers router and it looks like the settings
>> I've got are
>> > correct but its failing to establish a connection...
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > Or anyone do any consulting on list that can give me a (paid) hand at
>> all?
>> >
>> >
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