From: Scott Morris (swm@emanon.com)
Date: Tue Oct 05 2004 - 11:26:32 GMT-3
With 2 switches, the first question is "does it make a difference to
you?"... How is this designed? It doesn't seem like there's much of a loop
involved, which is what spanning tree is designed to avoid!
So if there's no loop, then who cares?
If you have multiple links joining your two switches (are there ONLY two
switches? Or more hanging off?), why aren't you considering etherchannel
bundle for better load balancing? Multiple ports, single logical link, no
loops.
If you have other switches, then your choice may be made for you depending
on what your lowest common denominator switch supports. Not everything
supports MST yet.
Two switches doesn't make a "large network" which is why I ask. Otherwise,
look at the two technologies involved, what each does and what benefits you
like/need better! This is a design issue, which means there is no globally
"right" answer. It also means that you border on what most of us do for a
living as a consultant as opposed to a config/study question for the CCIE!
(smirk)
Assess your needs and design first, then ask/answer the technology question.
HTH,
Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, CISSP,
JNCIP, et al.
IPExpert CCIE Program Manager
IPExpert Sr. Technical Instructor
swm@emanon.com/smorris@ipexpert.net
http://www.ipexpert.net
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 1:00 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: MST vs PVST
I will be configuring a Large network consists of atleast 50 VLANS. There
will be 2 (6513) switches with InterVlan Routing. I will also be
configuring InterVlan Routing, VLAN Load Balancing and HSRP.
What will be the better configuration option. PSVT+ or MST.
Please Advise,
Regards,
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