3 Configuring the Switch

Admin Edge Port – You can enable this option if an interface is attached to a LAN segment that is at the end of a bridged LAN or to an end node. Since end nodes cannot cause forwarding loops, they can pass directly through to the spanning tree forwarding state. Specifying Edge Ports provides quicker convergence for devices such as workstations or servers, retains the current forwarding database to reduce the amount of frame flooding required to rebuild address tables during reconfiguration events, does not cause the spanning tree to reconfigure when the interface changes state, and also overcomes other STA-related timeout problems. However, remember that Edge Port should only be enabled for ports connected to an end-node device.

Admin Link Type – The link type attached to this interface.

-Point-to-Point – A connection to exactly one other bridge.

-Shared – A connection to two or more bridges.

-Auto – The switch automatically determines if the interface is attached to a point-to-point link or to shared media.

Web – Click Spanning Tree, STA, Port Information or STA Trunk Information.

Figure 3-58. Displaying Spanning Tree Information

CLI – This example shows the STA attributes for port 5.

Console#show spanning-tree ethernet 1/5

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Eth 1/ 5 information

 

 

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Admin status

: enabled

 

Role

: designate

 

State

: discarding

 

Path cost

: 10000

 

Priority

: 128

 

Designated cost

: 0

 

Designated port

: 128.5

 

Designated root

: 61440.0.0000E9313131

 

Designated bridge

: 61440.0.0000E9313131

 

Fast forwarding

: disabled

 

Forward transitions

: 0

 

Admin edge port

: disabled

 

Oper edge port

: disabled

 

Admin Link type

: auto

 

Oper Link type

: point-to-point

 

Spanning Tree Status : enabled

Console#

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SMC Networks 100BASE-TX manual Displaying Spanning Tree Information, CLI This example shows the STA attributes for port