To have Cisco IOS software consider a missing MED attribute in a path as having a value of infinity, making the path without a MED value the least desirable path, use thebgp bestpath missing-as-worst router configuration command. To return the router to the default (assign a value of 0 to the missing MED), use the no form of this command.
bgp bestpath missing-as-worst
no bgp bestpath missing-as-worst
This command has no arguments or keywords.
The software assigns a value of 0 to the missing MED, causing the path with the missing MED attribute to be considered the best path.
Router configuration
| Release | Modification | 12.0 | This command was introduced. |
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The following command specifies that the BGP router to consider a missing MED attribute in a path as having a value of infinity, making this path the least desirable path.
router bgp 210 bgp bestpath missing-as-worst
| Command | Description |
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| show ip bgp | Display entries in the BGP routing table. |
| show ip bgp neighbors | Displays information about the TCP and BGP connections to neighbors. |
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