SMC Networks SMC6924VF manual 3-28, Parameter, Default, Description

WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT
Parameter	Default	Description
Path Cost	100/19/4	This parameter is used by the STA algorithm to
		determine the best path between devices.
		Therefore, lower values should be assigned to
		ports attached to faster media, and higher values
		assigned to ports with slower media.
		The default and recommended range is:
		Standard Ethernet: 100 (50~600)
		Fast Ethernet:	19 (10~60)
		Gigabit Ethernet:	4 (3~10)
		The full range is 1 - 65535.
		Note: Path cost takes precedence over port priority.
Fast	Enabled	This enables/disables Fast Forwarding for the
Forward		selected port. In this mode, ports skip the Blocked,
		Listening and Learning states and proceed straight
		to Forwarding. Fast Forwarding enables end-node
		workstations and servers to overcome time-out

problems when the Spanning Tree Algorithm is implemented in a network. Therefore, Fast Forwarding should only be enabled for ports that are connected to an end-node device.

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