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On 4/30/20 7:49 AM, David Farmer wrote:

> We're running IOS XR, I found these droppings in our logs;
> 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Apr 29 21:50:26.798 CDT: bgp[1068]: 
%ROUTING-BGP-3-MALFORM_UPDATE : Malformed UPDATE message received from 
neighbor 206.108.255.2 (VRF: default) - message length 59 bytes, error 
flags 0x00000200, action taken "TreatAsWdr". Error details: "Error 
0x00000200, Field "Attr-data", Attribute 2 (Flags 0x40, Length 0), Data 
[400200]". NLRIs: [IPv4 Unicast] 198.179.154.0/23
RP/0/RP1/CPU0:Apr 29 21:50:26.797 CDT: bgp[1068]: 
%ROUTING-BGP-3-MALFORM_UPDATE : Malformed UPDATE message received from 
neighbor 206.108.255.2 (VRF: default) - message length 59 bytes, error 
flags 0x00000200, action taken "TreatAsWdr". Error details: "Error 
0x00000200, Field "Attr-data", Attribute 2 (Flags 0x40, Length 0), Data 
[400200]". NLRIs: [IPv4 Unicast] 198.179.154.0/23
> 
> Maybe try resting you BGP sessions.
> 
We're seeing a weird next-hop ip on that prefix (rfc1918) and its hidden 
on our net.

Is 10.223.129.2 something internal to route server #2?

 > show route 198.179.154.0 hidden detail

inet.0: 795967 destinations, 2081403 routes (795589 active, 0 holddown, 
1604 hidden)
198.179.154.0/23 (3 entries, 1 announced)
          BGP
                 Next hop type: Router, Next hop index: 0
                 Address: 0x113614cc
                 Next-hop reference count: 1
                 Source: 206.108.255.2
                 Next hop: 10.223.129.2 via xe-0/1/5.300, selected
                 Session Id: 0x0
                 State: 
                 Inactive reason: Unusable path
                 Local AS: 65400 Peer AS: 53679
                 Age: 10:02:05
                 Validation State: unverified
                 Task: BGP_53679.206.108.255.2
                 AS path: I
                 Communities: target:21693:1000
                 Router ID: 206.108.255.2
                 Hidden reason: protocol nexthop is not on the interface


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Chris Wopat
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