At 01:33 AM 6/18/2003 +0000, The Road Goes Ever On wrote: >Not knowing firsthand, I've checked the Cisco documentation. For the 1200 >series of AP's, at least, I can find no reference to spanning tree. Not >saying it isn't there. Just saying I see no reference.
FWIW, the Aironet 1400 wireless bridge does support spanning tree. The other Aironet devices probably don't. In fact one of the Aironet 350 documents mentions that a loop may form if incorrect topology is used. >A wireless bridge is a device for point to point wireless communication with >another wireless bridge. It is more like a serial link than what most folks >think of when they hear the term "bridge". one of those newfangled terms >that is in the purist sense misused, but neverless is used differently than >in the world of switches. The Aironet 1400 is called (maybe incorrectly?) a wireless bridge and it does support point to multipoint setups. I have never used it but from the documentation it does look similar to a conventional bridge. I also noticed that in the Cisco terminology, access points and bridges are clearly distinguished. In other discussions this distinction is not always apparent. >So, one way for wireless, with it's single ethernet port, to create a loop >would be for it to bridge to anther AP, which in turn is plugged into the >same switch. Loops would form and the ensuing broadcast storm could wreak >havoc. Shouldn't the switch (assuming it supports STP) break the loop by blocking one of the two ports? Thanks, Zsombor Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70840&t=70797 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
