Re: Spanning tree root and network traffic question

Generally it is a really bad design topology. But, the answer is it
depends. More information on your L2 topology would make it easier to
answer that question.

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 6:19 PM, emir d souza <emir979_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I've got a dumb question. Say if a rogue switch (L2 switch) with a lower
> STP
> priority were to take over the network as the root, does this mean that all
> network traffic will be sent to this switch before it is sent back to the
> core switch (the only L3 switch in the network)? It's just that the CPU
> utilization has spiked up on this rogue switch and I'm wondering if the
> increase has anything to do with network traffic being sent to it.
>
> Thanks!
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