3Com 4500 Switch User Manual


 
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switch, and put them in the BPDUs to be sent to the another manufacturer's switch. In this way, the
switch 4500 can communicate with another manufacturer’s switches in the same MST region.
The digest snooping function is not applicable to edge ports.
Configuring Digest Snooping
Configure the digest snooping feature on a switch to enable it to communicate with other switches
adopting proprietary protocols to calculate configuration digests in the same MST region through
MSTIs.
Configuration prerequisites
The switch to be configured is connected to another manufacturer's switch adopting a proprietary
spanning tree protocol. MSTP and the network operate normally.
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure digest snooping:
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
Enter Ethernet port view
interface interface-type
interface-number
Enable the digest snooping
feature
stp config-digest-snooping
Required
The digest snooping feature is
disabled on a port by default.
Return to system view
quit
Enable the digest snooping
feature globally
stp config-digest-snooping
Required
The digest snooping feature is
disabled globally by default.
Display the current
configuration
display current-configuration
Available in any view