Lots of switch vendors and even MikroTik (in the 6.37 branch, IIRC)
support loop protection. If all you care about is stopping a loop, then
use that. Use STP if you need its functionality.
On 10/25/2016 1:16 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote:
If one of the ports has a loop, it will block only that port.
Obviously, disable STP on uplinks.
On Oct 25, 2016 1:08 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com
<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:
But if you only have one upstream connection and you fall, it
isn’t going to do anything, right?
*From:* Josh Reynolds
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:01 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] stp
STP is a safety net. Its not doing much unless you fall.
On Oct 25, 2016 12:44 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
How can STP being enabled help anything if you are not using it?
*From:* Josh Luthman
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 10:10 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] stp
I just learned the other day thanks to Steve the Mikrotik
software bridges are (R?) STP by default.
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
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Troy, OH 45373
On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Bill Prince
<part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
Actually Netonix (one t, no r). I don't know that I would
leave it on, but I don't know how you're using it.
https://www.netonix.com/wisp-switch.html
<https://www.netonix.com/wisp-switch.html>
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 10/25/2016 9:04 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote:
Nettonix.
You could always leave it on... If your access network is
layer2 up to that switch, it could help.
On Oct 25, 2016 11:03 AM, "CBB - Jay Fuller"
<par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote:
just discovered on one of our nettronix switches
spanning tree protocol was enabled.
we've run this switch probably four months - no real
side effects - but i don't run stp anywhere
else. any reason to leave this on?
thanks
