CONSOLE INTERFACE

Enabling STP

To configure STP, first enable it using the STP Enable/Disable page.

Console – Click Protocol Related Configuration=>STP=>STP Enable/ Disable. Enable the STP Protocol, and save your settings.

TigerSwitch 10/100 : STP Enabled/Disabled Configuration

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STP :Enabled

actions->

<Edit>

<Save>

<Quit>

 

 

Select the action menu.

 

Arrow/TAB/BKSPC = Move Item

Quit = Previous menuu

Enter = Select Itemm

Displaying Information About the Root Bridge

Use the System Configuration page to display the root bridge settings. The root bridge of the spanning tree is selected whenever the network is reconfigured. The root bridge is uniquely identified in the spanning tree by its priority and MAC address. The maximum age, hello time, and forward delay currently used by all bridges in the spanning tree are set to those values configured on the root bridge.

Field Attributes

Priority – Bridge priority for the root device.

MAC Address – MAC address of the root device.

Root Path Cost – The path cost from the root port on this switch to the root device.

Root Port – The number of the port on this switch that is closest to the root. This switch communicates with the root device through this port.

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SMC Networks SMC6709L2 manual Enabling STP, Displaying Information About the Root Bridge