From: Ali (muali_cisco@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Apr 07 2002 - 21:31:38 GMT-3
set spantree priority
Use the set spantree priority command to set the bridge priority for a VLAN.
set spantree priority bridge_priority [vlan]
Syntax Description bridge_priority
Number representing the priority of the bridge. The priority level is
from 0 to 65535, with 0 indicating high priority and 65535 indicating low
priority.
vlan
(Optional) Number of the VLAN. If you do not specify a VLAN number,
VLAN 1 is used; valid values are 1 to 1005.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Narvaez, Pablo" <Pablo.Narvaez@getronics.com>
To: "Jason" <jgraun@attbi.com>; "Bob Sinclair" <bsin@erols.com>; "Larry
Whitfill" <whitfill@cox.net>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 5:12 PM
Subject: RE: Lab Tomorrow! Need Help
> I've tested with priority=0 that gives you a root bridge .... Using "0" as
priority will cause your switch to be root and hardly some other switch will
take over ...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason [mailto:jgraun@attbi.com]
> Sent: Domingo, 07 de Abril de 2002 06:53 p.m.
> To: 'Bob Sinclair'; 'Larry Whitfill'
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Lab Tomorrow! Need Help
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> That might work but if another switch gets added to the STP domain and
> your switch has a lower mac-address then it will become the root bridge
> assuming that the priority is 65535. I thought I read somewhere that
> using 0 will make sure that it will never become a root bridge.
>
> Jason
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Bob Sinclair
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 5:04 PM
> To: Larry Whitfill
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Lab Tomorrow! Need Help
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> Larry,
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> I would suggest making the bridge priority 65535, the highest possible
> value.
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> Good luck!
>
> -Bob
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Whitfill" <whitfill@cox.net>
> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 5:43 PM
> Subject: Lab Tomorrow! Need Help
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> > Hello fellow CCIE waqnnabes and accomplished CCIEs!
> >
> > I'm sittingin my hotel 13 hours from ground zero and needed some
> > clarification and help.
> >
> > 1. When one wants to ensure that his switch does not become root under
> any
> > circumstance does he set the bridge priority to 0, does he set the
> priority
> > to the highest possible value, or does he do someting entirely
> different.
> > This has been kicked around quite a bit, but I never found a
> difinitive
> > answer here or on CCO, books, etc., and don't have two CATs to test.
> >
> > 2. When using DLSW+ peer-on-demand, do I also have to configure a
> border
> > peer, use the promiscuous keyword, both or neither?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Larry
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