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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Public domain, not copyrighted..
+
+NUM=5
+VTYBASE=2610
+ASBASE=64560
+BGPD=/path/to/bgpd
+PREFIX=192.168.145
+
+for H in `seq 1 ${NUM}` ; do
+	CONF=/etc/quagga/bgpd${H}.conf
+	ADDR=${PREFIX}.${H}
+	
+	if [ ! -e "$CONF" ] ; then
+		# This sets up a ring of bgpd peerings
+		NEXT=$(( ($H % ${NUM}) + 1 ))
+		PREV=$(( (($H + 3) % ${NUM}) + 1 ))
+		NEXTADDR="${PREFIX}.${NEXT}"
+		NEXTAS=$((${ASBASE} + $NEXT))
+		PREVADDR="${PREFIX}.${PREV}"
+		PREVAS=$((${ASBASE} + $PREV))
+		
+		# Edit config to suit.
+		cat > "$CONF" <<- EOF
+			password whatever
+			service advanced-vty
+			!
+			router bgp $((64560+${H}))
+			 bgp router-id ${ADDR}
+			 network 10.${H}.1.0/24 pathlimit 1
+			 network 10.${H}.2.0/24 pathlimit 2
+			 network 10.${H}.3.0/24 pathlimit 3
+			 neighbor default peer-group
+			 neighbor default update-source ${ADDR}
+			 neighbor default capability orf prefix-list both
+			 neighbor default soft-reconfiguration inbound
+			 neighbor ${NEXTADDR} remote-as ${NEXTAS}
+			 neighbor ${NEXTADDR} peer-group default
+			 neighbor ${PREVADDR} remote-as ${PREVAS}
+			 neighbor ${PREVADDR} peer-group default
+		EOF
+		chown quagga:quagga "$CONF"
+	fi
+	# You may want to automatically add configure a local address
+	# on a loop interface.
+	#
+	# Solaris: ifconfig vni${H} plumb ${ADDR}/32 up
+	# Linux:   ip address add ${ADDR}/32 dev lo 2> /dev/null
+	${BGPD} -i /var/run/quagga/bgpd${H}.pid \
+		-l ${ADDR} \
+		-f /etc/quagga/bgpd${H}.conf \
+		-P $((${VTYBASE}+${H})) \
+		-d
+done