Rick, _IF_ you have VLANs set up, you can change the bridge priority on a per-VLAN basis to route a given VLAN through any switch you want. It works well when coupled with HSRP on the routers to share the load between the "primary" and "secondary" routers. The primary may be router A for VLANs 1-5 and Router B for VLAN 6-10. It all depends on how you set it up. Of course, the same could be said even if you aren't using HSRP. Although I'm not sure why you wouldn't when you clearly set up rthe network with redundancy at the switching core (the 6500s). Karen E Young Network Engineer ELF Technologies, Inc. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 8/15/2000 at 11:23 PM Rick Holden wrote: :I have a question on Spanning tree across the core layer. If I have switch :stacks that look like the following diagram: : :2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 :2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 :2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 :2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 2924 : :5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 : : 6500a 6500b : :If I have two links going to each 6500 from the 5000s and the 6500a switch :is the root bridge, then is 6500b switch even going to be used. From my :understanding of STP, all traffic is going to go through the root bridge in :the even of redundant paths. If this is true then (not that I am downing :fault tolerance) it is a waste of a switch that costs thousands of dollars :just to sit there and wait for the 6500a switch to go down. Am I getting :this correct or is there a way to setup STP so both 6500s get used with :about the same load? : : : :___________________________________ :UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html :FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com :Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
