"" Riley"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > What an interesting scenario! If I understood your message correctly, the > network picture is something like this: > > > Wired Network -----Cat---------Wireless Network > |----User----| > > Your problem is that the user is bridging the wired and wireless (and so is > the Cat), which means there are two functioning links (bridges) between the > wireless and wired. > > Your real problem is even if you track this user down and beat them severaly > with an AP antenna until his MCSE falls on the floor,this problem is going > to repeat itself with the next user who has a similar wired/wireless card. > > Sooooo...it's a long day and I can't think of the specific commands or > syntax or what I had for lunch, but configure the cat port that the wireless > AP is connected to to make it the root bridge such that it will always beat > the **** out of any wanna be bridges, thus ensuring that the rogues block. > > Sorry, can't be more specific than this, but my brain is frazzled so right > now, I think STP is something you put in your car...but maybe it will help > with your problem... > > HTH anyway, > > Charles
nice to see you here again, Charles. Where you been keeping yourself? :-> I like your layout. Like the other guy said, though, I'm not sure a Windoze machine would bridge between these tow interfaces. Of course, I ould be wrong. It could also be that the integrated ethernet / wirelss card is broken for wahtever reason. Nothing would surprise me I put in a Linksys wireless network here at home, and put my wife and the kids on the wireless. My wife's laptop has a PCMCIA nic and a built in ethernet port. wonder if I could get her off the internet long enough to let me try a test or two. she's really loving being able to sit on the back deck and cruise. :-> don't be such a stranger, guy. > > > ""Christopher Dumais"" wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi all, > > We are having an STP problem where we think a user with an integrated > > wireless and LAN NIC is creating a bridge loop and bringing down the > entire > > network. The problem occurs then goes away after 20 or so minutes unless > we > > can narrow down which closet it is coming from and reboot the switch. All > of > > our management tools die during the outage. Does anyone have any ideas on > > how we might prevent this from happening or track down the offender? We > have > > 6509's in our Core and a mix of 3548's and 3550-SMI. Any thoughts are > > appreciated. Thanks! > > > > Chris Dumais, CCNP, CNA > > Sr. Network Administrator > > NSS Customer and Desktop Services Team > > Maine Medical Center > > (207)871-6940 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70833&t=70797 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]