On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:37:21 +0200 Silver Salonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is all the traffic pass through the root-bridge in this case, so that > if bridge1 wants to talk to bridge2, it has to go through root-bridge > and not straight? In my case there's a straight connection between > bridge1 and bridge2 too, so that they don't have to communicate > through root-bridge. The problem is that, even with switched ethernet, some packets have to be broadcast, which can lead to packets going round in loops or multiplying into a broadcast storm. STP prevents this by disabling connections to remove loops in the network. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
