Overview

This guide explains how to establish a BGP peering session with DartNode using FRRouting (FRR). FRR is commonly used on Linux routers, VPS edge nodes, and virtual firewalls.

Prerequisites

• Your own ASN

• Public IPv4 and/or IPv6 from DartNode

• Linux system with FRR installed

• Static network configuration

• Optional MD5 password

Install FRR

Debian / Ubuntu

apt install frr frr-pythontools

RHEL / Rocky / Alma

dnf install frr

Enable daemons:

nano /etc/frr/daemons

Enable:

bgpd=yes

Restart:

systemctl restart frr

Enter FRR CLI

vtysh

Basic Router Configuration

configure terminal
hostname bgp-router
service integrated-vtysh-config

Configure BGP (IPv4)

router bgp 64500
 bgp router-id 203.0.113.10
 neighbor 38.134.40.1 remote-as 399646
 neighbor 38.134.40.1 description DartNode IPv4
 neighbor 38.134.40.1 timers 30 90
 !
 address-family ipv4 unicast
  network 203.0.113.0/24
  neighbor 38.134.40.1 activate
  neighbor 38.134.40.1 soft-reconfiguration inbound
 exit-address-family

Configure BGP (IPv6)

router bgp 64500
 neighbor 2602:f9f3:0:2::1 remote-as 399646
 neighbor 2602:f9f3:0:2::1 description DartNode IPv6
 !
 address-family ipv6 unicast
  network 2001:db8:1234::/48
  neighbor 2602:f9f3:0:2::1 activate
 exit-address-family

Optional: MD5 Authentication

neighbor 38.134.40.1 password YOUR_PASSWORD
neighbor 2602:f9f3:0:2::1 password YOUR_PASSWORD

Save Configuration

write memory

Verify Session

show bgp summary

Expected:

Neighbor         V    AS      State/PfxRcd
38.134.40.1      4 399646    Estab/1
2602:f9f3::1     4 399646    Estab/1

Operational Notes

• DartNode supports default or full routes

• Communities may be added later by request

• Prefix limits may be enforced

• Graceful restart supported

Support

If your session does not establish, contact DartNode NOC with:

• Your ASN

• Local & peer IPs

• Prefix list

• Error logs (show bgp neighbors)

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