No worries.
David's also done a nice job in his book as I mentioned below.
Kambiz Agahian
CCIE Instructor/Consultant
M.Eng Telecom, CCIE# 25341, CCSI# 33326, MCSE, MCSA
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Shaun Gomez (4g1vn)
<shaun.gomez_at_gmail.com>wrote:
> Very nice explanation Kambiz.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Kambiz Agahian <aussiecert_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Very briefly, a root port is the "closest" port in a SW to the root bridge
>> while a designated port is the one who "feeds" a segment with bpdus
>> because
>> of its low cost back to the root. BPDU flow; You're a SW so you get and
>> you
>> send out just try to understand this concept.
>>
>> If you haven't gone through CCNP I'd strongly advise that you spend some
>> time on this:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/CCNP-BCMSN-Official-Certification-Guide/dp/1587201712/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282245496&sr=8-1
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> Kambiz Agahian
>>
>> CCIE Instructor/Consultant
>> M.Eng Telecom, CCIE# 25341, CCSI# 33326, MCSE, MCSA
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Routing Freak <routingfreak_at_gmail.com
>> >wrote:
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>> > What is the difference between designated port and root port in a switch
>> in
>> > STP
>> >
>> > wat is the function of designated port???
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