Re: spanning-tree forward timer

yes Carlos.. long life and never giving up ;)

your reply as well as the one from Gilles and Tosara were very clear.

thanks for your help.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar>wrote:

> 99999,
> long life to get there :)
>
> STP is a state based protocol, so the time it takes to "transition to" a
> state, depends on where you are.
> Blocking state does not always happen, it only applies when you were
> connected and lost BPDU reception.
> If you are transitioning from link up, only listening and learning will
> happen before forwarding. This sounds like each of 5 seconds might be your
> answer, but if the question is not clear, you should clarify.
>
> -Carlos
>
> ccie99999 @ 28/11/2012 02:20 -0300 dixit:
>
> hello,
>>
>> I just need this clarification:
>>
>> If I'm asked to set up that a new port should wait 10 seconds for
>> transitioning to a forward state, what value should I set up here?
>>
>> spanning-tree vlan 1-x forward-time 10 or 5?
>>
>> I don't understand if the value is simply the amount of seconds the
>> interface will wait before going in forwarding state or if it is the
>> amount
>> how seconds assigned to learning + listening state..
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
> --
> Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar> LW7 EQI Argentina
>

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