Spanning Tree Commands

SPANNING TREE COMMANDS

Command Mode

Privileged Exec

Example

Console#show mac-address-table aging-time

Aging time: 100 sec.

Console#

This section includes commands that configure the Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) globally for the switch, and commands that configure STA for the selected interface.

Table 4-50 Spanning Tree Commands

Command	Function	Mode	Page
spanning-tree	Enables the spanning tree protocol	GC	4-184

spanning-tree mode	Configures STP or RSTP	GC	4-185

spanning-tree	Configures the spanning tree bridge	GC	4-186
forward-time	forward time

spanning-tree	Configures the spanning tree bridge hello	GC	4-187
hello-time	time

spanning-tree	Configures the spanning tree bridge	GC	4-187
max-age	maximum age

spanning-tree	Configures the spanning tree bridge	GC	4-188
priority	priority

spanning-tree	Configures the path cost method for	GC	4-189
path-cost method	RSTP

spanning-tree	Configures the transmission limit for	GC	4-190
transmission-limit	RSTP

spanning-tree cost	Configures the spanning tree path cost of	IC	4-190
	an interface

spanning-tree	Configures the spanning tree priority of	IC	4-191
port-priority	an interface

spanning-tree	Enables fast forwarding for edge ports	IC	4-192
edge-port

4-183

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SMC Networks TigerSwitch manual Spanning Tree Commands

Models: TigerSwitch

Example