From: Divin Mathew John (divinjohn@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Mar 26 2009 - 13:45:24 ART
Wht if very other port shuts down! then the port would become root
port.! wont it?
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On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:11 PM, oluwaseyi ojo <sameoj@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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