Re: STP Root port Eligibility

From: Bryan Bartik (bbartik@ipexpert.com)
Date: Thu Mar 26 2009 - 13:34:55 ART

Lowering the speed still allows the port to be root port if it is the only
path. To prevent it "from ever being eligible to become a root port" you
need to use root guard. Or shut it down :)

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:27 AM, oluwaseyi ojo <sameoj@gmail.com> wrote:

> Give that port a lower speed `cause the lower the speed the higher the cost
> path. In STP, STP will choose a lowest cost path to the root bridge as the
> root port.
>
> Cheers.
>
> On 3/26/09, ftt <femi0802@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Experts,
> >
> > How can you stop a switchport from ever being eligible to become a root
> > port
> > ?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > FTT
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