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BGP lab config (need help finishing)
you can't run bgp without a working igp.
since you can't ping the loopbacks the igp is broken.
are your loopbacks defined in the igp process ?
ie
network 2.2.2.2 0.0.0.0 area whatever ?
you also need ip reachability to whomever you want to peer with.
peering with the loopbacks is normal.
peering with "other" ip's doesn't fix the problem.
without a completely working igp you can't expect bgp to have the correct routes in it's table.
since you can't ping the loopbacks the igp is broken.
are your loopbacks defined in the igp process ?
ie
network 2.2.2.2 0.0.0.0 area whatever ?
you also need ip reachability to whomever you want to peer with.
peering with the loopbacks is normal.
peering with "other" ip's doesn't fix the problem.
without a completely working igp you can't expect bgp to have the correct routes in it's table.
rm -rf /