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selected port.
4. To change the Spanning Tree path costs for other ports, repeat steps 1 through 3.
5. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Note: This screen also lets you use the L switch to toggle the Port column, as described under Section
4.3.5.3 “Hiding or Displaying the Port Column”.
Port Priority defines the priority for the use of a port in the STA algorithm. If the path cost for all ports on
a switch are the same, the port with the highest priority (that is, lowest value) will be configured as an
active link in the Spanning Tree. Where more than one port is assigned the highest priority, the port with
lowest numeric identifier will be enabled. The range is 0 - 255.
If you highlight Spanning Tree Port Priorities in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the
Enter key, a Spanning Tree Port Priorities screen similar to the following appears.
FIGURE 5-92
To modify the settings in the Spanning Tree Port Priorities screen:
1. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight a port whose priority level you want to change or
highlight All Ports.