""PING"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I have follwoing questions: > > Q1: When all the ports are in BLOCKing mode at start on switch, > how the initial broadcasts are then forwarded in a network so that > switches can learn about each other via BPDUs?
It is blocking data traffic not protocol updates (BDPUs) > > Q2: When a switch breaks the collision domains, then what is the > point of using Fragment Free method to avoid collisions? Fragment Free tries it's best. Collisions can still occur. The difference between the mothods is the amount of the packet that is read before it is forwarded. If you want to have the best chance of never having a collision use Store and Forward. > /N Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38155&t=38137 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]