From: oluwaseyi ojo (sameoj@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Mar 26 2009 - 13:41:32 ART
Note the word "Eligibility", i.e. there other ports but this switchport the
task says should not be eligible.
So I think lower the speed of that port gives it a higher cost path and in
STP it is the port with the lowest cost path that will be selected as root
port to the root bridge.
My 2 cents
On 3/26/09, Bryan Bartik <bbartik@ipexpert.com> wrote:
>
> 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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