Only works for ring topologies, not tree. On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote:
> G.8032 ERP always worked great for us. Very fast convergence. I think > every manufacturer has their own spin on it. > > On Jan 21, 2017 7:44 PM, "Mark Radabaugh" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You want priority lowest on the switch that is 'most central' to your >> network. >> >> For edge ports you probably want bpdu block or shutdown depending on how >> you want to handle it. >> >> You really need to control bpdu's coming from your customers. You don't >> want a customer accidentally (or maliciously) taking control of your >> topology. >> >> Mark Radabaugh >> Amplex >> 22690 Pemberville Rd >> Luckey, OH 43447 >> 419-261-5996 <(419)%20261-5996> >> >> On Jan 21, 2017, at 4:30 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> STP and RSTP really need to die. TRILL and SPB were invented because STP >> and RSTP have some big deficiencies. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Wednesday, January 18, 2017 2:02:39 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice >> >> Don’t all switches use some form of STP/RSTP Gino? >> >> >> >> I’m talking about best practices for a switch bank really. >> >> >> >> Do I set STP priority number lower than the default on the switch for the >> ports going to other switches? >> >> >> >> And what is the term or feature that means ignore STP type packets from >> that port (customer ports). >> >> >> >> I think I’m getting STP type topology changes every time a downstream >> customer port has a up/down change etc. >> >> >> >> I don’t want those. >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Gino Villarini >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2017 2:00 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice >> >> >> >> Why are you using stp? >> >> On 1/18/17, 12:33 AM, "Af on behalf of Sterling Jacobson" >> >> >> >> *Gino Villarini* >> >> President >> >> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 >> >> [image: cid:[email protected]] >> >> <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected] >> <[email protected]%20on%20behalf%20of%[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >Any of you guys work with switches a lot? >> > >> >I use banks of switches in my fiber, set up per neighborhood. >> > >> >But really they are all linked via fiber so it's pretty much like a >> >datacenter. >> > >> >I'm using a few MPLS/VPLS tunnels to the switch banks. >> > >> >I'm having a real hard time tracking down a loop issue though. >> > >> >It's related to MikroTik lovely change in version 6.38 for STP/RSTP >> >bridge stuff. >> > >> >My problem is with an IBM switch I don't know very well. >> > >> >I suspect I have settings wrong for STP/RSTP etc. >> > >> >The switches are a simple configuration of VLAN 1/default for customer >> >traffic, then another VLAN for management from the device at their >> >house/MDU. >> > >> >I pull out the VLAN management at the mikrotik and bridge it with an area >> >wide L2 MPLS network. >> > >> >My problem is the IBM switches keep shutting down access to customer data >> >or management or the other switches they are connected to. >> >The crude method of recovery is reboot the switch. >> > >> >At the 'head' of the VPLS network I use an EOIP tunnel to a hosted >> >mikrotik that hosts the Dude and a few other management VM's on that >> >layer2 network. >> > >> >I'm regretting I did that and didn't create a more sophisticated routed >> >management network. >> > >> >But the hosted mikrotik is complaining of loop packets and sometimes just >> >goes wild and shuts down it's EOIP connecting interface for 60 seconds. >> >I can't seem to find a way to tell it to NOT do that either, seems like >> >it's built in to 6.38 no matter what Loop Protection I turn off or STP I >> >disable. >> >It's not like it's a lot of traffic, it's just seeing some BPDU or STP >> >type packets and killing itself. >> > >> >What is the best practice for switches regarding RSTP/PVRST BDPU guards >> >and STP root paths etc? >> > >> >The switches typically have two uplink ports going to the router or >> >another switch, the rest are customer facing ports. >> >>
