--- title: netlab 1.6.4: Support for Multi-Lab Projects; More BGP... description: netlab 1.6.4 release brings BGP-focused enhancements driven by the BGP labs project. The bgp.session plugin (formerly ebgp.utils) now supports BFD, passive BGP... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-4-support-for-multi-lab-projects-more-bgp-goodies-ipspace-net-blog-v9rjabh7k twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: netlab 1.6.4: Support for Multi-Lab Projects; More BGP Goodies « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: netlab 1.6.4 release brings BGP-focused enhancements driven by the BGP labs project. The bgp.session plugin (formerly ebgp.utils) now supports BFD, passive BGP... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-4-support-for-multi-lab-projects-more-bgp-goodies-ipspace-net-blog-v9rjabh7k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/V9Rjabh7K.png og:image:alt: netlab 1.6.4: Support for Multi-Lab Projects; More BGP Goodies « 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 1.6.4: Support for Multi-Lab Projects; More BGP Goodies « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary netlab 1.6.4 release brings BGP-focused enhancements driven by the BGP labs project. The bgp.session plugin (formerly ebgp.utils) now supports BFD, passive BGP peers, and remove-private-as. A new bgp.policy plugin adds per-neighbor weights, local preference, and MED. Multi-lab project support arrives via version-specific lab topology files and default groups. Platform support spans Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv/IOS-XE, Cumulus Linux, FRR, Aruba AOS-CX, SR Linux, and SR OS. Plugin infrastructure improvements include dependency metadata (_requires, _execute_after, _config_name) and new diagnostic commands like 'netlab show attributes' and 'netlab show defaults'. Upgrade via pip3 install --upgrade networklab. ## 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 1.6.4? netlab 1.6.4 adds BFD, passive BGP peers, and remove-private-as support to the bgp.session plugin (formerly ebgp.utils). A new bgp.policy plugin provides per-neighbor weights, local preference, and MED. These features are supported on Arista EOS, Cisco IOSv, Cisco IOS/XE, Cumulus Linux, and FRR, with Aruba AOS-CX support contributed by Stefano Sasso. _Network engineers tracking netlab BGP capabilities across releases find the full changelog on daily.dev._ ### How do I upgrade netlab to the latest version? Run pip3 install --upgrade networklab to upgrade netlab to the latest release. _Engineers keeping lab tooling current can follow netlab releases on daily.dev as they ship._ ## 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-1-6-4-support-for-multi-lab-projects-more-bgp-goodies-ipspace-net-blog-v9rjabh7k) ```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 1.6.4: Support for Multi-Lab Projects; More BGP Goodies « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-4-support-for-multi-lab-projects-more-bgp-goodies-ipspace-net-blog-v9rjabh7k","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-1-6-4-support-for-multi-lab-projects-more-bgp-goodies-ipspace-net-blog-v9rjabh7k"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:54:49.549Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:03:40.856Z","description":"netlab 1.6.4 release brings BGP-focused enhancements driven by the BGP labs project. 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