It specifies your autonomous system if you are running the old EGP protocol. I sent a message last night, here it is:
John, I don't know if you found an answer. Looks like this command is used to specify your AS number when you are running EGP, which is something like the precursor to BGP. There is actually a chapter on this in Doyle's Routing TCP/IP Volume II, chapter 1. HTH. >From CCO: autonomous-system (EGP) Use the autonomous-system global configuration command to specify the local autonomous system that the router resides in for EGP. To remove the AS number, use the no autonomous-system command. autonomous-system local-as no autonomous-system local-as Syntax Description local-as Local autonomous system (AS) number to which the router belongs. Default None Command Mode Global configuration Usage Guidelines Before you can set up EGP routing, you must specify an autonomous system number. The local AS number will be included in EGP messages sent by the router. Example The following sample configuration specifies an autonomous system number of 110: autonomous-system 110 Related Command router egp ~-----Original Message----- ~From: Chuck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ~Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:28 AM ~To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~Subject: Re: Autonomous-system command [7:36067] ~ ~ ~the question is - what does the command do? it does not appear in the ~documentation. there is no apparent result using show ip ~protocol, or show ~ip anything else. ~ ~if you can explain what the command "autonomous-system" does, ~I'm all ears. ~ ~Chuck ~ ~ ~ ~""Anthony Toh"" wrote in message ~[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... ~> Hi, take a look at the protocol IGRP in the Cisco website. ~Maybe you can ~> have a better understanding of what an Autonomous system ~number is all ~about. ~> ~> Anthony. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Report misconduct ~and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=36230&t=36067 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
