Sorry if i have reposted.. I have a simple question, and one which I cannot readily answer at this time. Can I safely connect TWO switch ports from a Cisco 5509 (two different switch blades) to a hub to increase the hub's crossconnection bandwidth, without having a looping problem? The hub is actually a DEC multi-blade, with a swithced backplane. The hub is also connect on two different blades, but the same backplane. TIA! btw, I have already done this and I figured if spanning tree found a looping problem, it wouldv'e set one of the ports to a non-forwarding state.. ___________________________________ 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]