The designated port is not just the root ports. 1. Each root port is a designated port 2. Each designated port is not necessarily the root port.
There are other ports as designated, on the other side of the root bridge to forward BPDUs downstream. Nadeem ====== Cisco Nuts wrote: > Hello,If every non-root bridge elects one root port to get to the > root-bridge, then why do we still need a designated switch/port per > segment? Do these two have different functions altogether?Thank you. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=39867&t=39811 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
