I'll add a little here... Too much world cup with 2.5 hours sleep a night and going to work makes a slow-thinking Matt :)
The diameter command only optimises the timers, it does not limit you to the number of switches you can have end to end. It will certainly limit you from adding switches beyond your diameter but only because it will most likely play funny buggers with your spanning-tree :) Use with caution! On 16 June 2010 09:49, Matt Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > I reckon setting the spanning-tree diameter will also stop you from > being able to add any new switches to the "edge" too. > > Cheers, > Matt > > CCIE #22386 > CCSI #31207 > > On 16 June 2010 09:41, Adrian Brayton <[email protected]> wrote: >> Try spanning-tree bdu-guard default >> >> I think that's the command >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jun 15, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Joshua Yost <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> "All Ports should go into forwarding state immediately" >>> >>> I would take this to mean everything, including trunks between switches, >>> and disabled ports but the solution indicates that this is not what is >>> desired. >>> >>> >>> "Prevent any switch from being added to the network at the edge and >>> becoming root" >>> >>> Edge of what? It looks like the edge of 7018, and this makes sense since it >>> is the "provider network", but is still open to interpretation. I am being >>> a whiny bitch here, but sans proctors, I think this could be a little >>> clearer :) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please >>> visit www.ipexpert.com >> _______________________________________________ >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please >> visit www.ipexpert.com >> > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
