--- title: netlab 1.6.3: BGP Nerd Knobs « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev description: netlab 1.6.3 introduces several BGP-focused enhancements including EBGP multihop sessions in the global routing table for Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv, Cisco IOS-XE,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-3-bgp-nerd-knobs-ipspace-net-blog-subcma08a twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: netlab 1.6.3: BGP Nerd Knobs « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: netlab 1.6.3 introduces several BGP-focused enhancements including EBGP multihop sessions in the global routing table for Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv, Cisco IOS-XE,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-3-bgp-nerd-knobs-ipspace-net-blog-subcma08a og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sUBCma08a.png og:image:alt: netlab 1.6.3: BGP Nerd Knobs « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # netlab 1.6.3: BGP Nerd Knobs « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary netlab 1.6.3 introduces several BGP-focused enhancements including EBGP multihop sessions in the global routing table for Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv, Cisco IOS-XE, FRR, and Cumulus Linux 4.x. The ebgp.utils plugin now supports TCP-AO, configurable BGP timers, and Generic TTL Security Mechanism. Additional improvements include OSPF reports in Markdown/HTML/text formats, BFD support on Cumulus Linux, FRR configuration collection with default release bumped to 9.0.1, gRPC test topology for Nokia SR Linux and SR OS, minimum netlab version specification in lab topology, a new 'disable' link attribute for troubleshooting, plugin-related YAML defaults loading, and custom configuration template support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new BGP features were added in netlab 1.6.3? netlab 1.6.3 adds EBGP multihop sessions in the global routing table for Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv, Cisco IOS-XE, FRR, and Cumulus Linux 4.x. The ebgp.utils plugin gains TCP-AO support, configurable BGP timers, and Generic TTL Security Mechanism (TTL session protection). BGP neighbor reports also now hide irrelevant columns for cleaner output. _Network engineers tracking netlab BGP capabilities find release notes like these on daily.dev._ ### How do I upgrade netlab to the latest version? Upgrade netlab by running `pip3 install --upgrade networklab` from the command line. This installs the latest release, including 1.6.3 with its BGP enhancements, OSPF reports, BFD on Cumulus Linux, and other improvements. _Developers keeping lab tooling current find upgrade notes and networking tool releases on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [netlab 26.10: SRv6, More Netmiko « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-10-srv6-more-netmiko-ipspace-net-blog-1cocu1zdt) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#bgp](https://daily.dev/tags/bgp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-3-bgp-nerd-knobs-ipspace-net-blog-subcma08a) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"netlab 1.6.3: BGP Nerd Knobs « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-3-bgp-nerd-knobs-ipspace-net-blog-subcma08a","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-3-bgp-nerd-knobs-ipspace-net-blog-subcma08a"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:52:56.128Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:12:56.432Z","description":"netlab 1.6.3 introduces several BGP-focused enhancements including EBGP multihop sessions in the global routing table for Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv, Cisco IOS-XE,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--qPvKM23u--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2009","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--qPvKM23u--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2009","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"ipSpace.net Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ipSpace.net Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--xS7E82MT--/f_auto,q_auto/v1786438303/logos/ipspace?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-3-bgp-nerd-knobs-ipspace-net-blog-subcma08a","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"networking,bgp","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ipSpace.net Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"netlab 1.6.3: BGP Nerd Knobs « ipSpace.net blog"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-3-bgp-nerd-knobs-ipspace-net-blog-subcma08a#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What new BGP features were added in netlab 1.6.3?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"netlab 1.6.3 adds EBGP multihop sessions in the global routing table for Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv, Cisco IOS-XE, FRR, and Cumulus Linux 4.x. 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