GarrettCom MNS-6K 4.1.4 Switch User Manual


 
MAGNUM 6K SWITCHES, MNS-6K USER GUIDE
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Priority: STP uses this to determine which ports are used for forwarding. Lower the
umber means higher priority. Value ranges from 0 to 255. Default is 128
mine the
rwarding points. Values range from 1 to 65535
alues can be Listening, Learning,
orwarding, Blocking and Disabled.
ated root bridge
nfiguration mode and use the “stp
enable|disable>” command.
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Syntax stp <enable|disable> - Start (Enable) or stop (Disable) STP
et the spanning tree protocol to be IEEE 802.1d or 802.1w
Incorrect STP settings can adversely affect network performance.
arrettCom Inc. recommends starting with the default STP settings.
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Path Cost: This is the assigned port cost value used for the switch to deter
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State: indicates the STP state of individual ports. V
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Des. Bridge: This is the port’s design
Des. Port: This is the port’s designated root port
To enable or disable STP, enter the STP co
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yntax stp – STP Configuration mode
Syntax set stp type=<stp|rstp> - s
(Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol)
Syntax show active-stp – Display which version of STP is currently active
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Changing the settings requires a detailed understanding of STP. For more
information on STP, please refer to the IEEE 802.1d standard.
# show active-stp Magnum6K
Current Active Mode: RSTP.
RSTP is Disabled.
Magnum6K25# stp
ERROR: Invalid Command
Magnum6K25#set stp type=stp
STP Mode set to STP.
Magnum6K25# stp
Magnum6K25(stp)## stp enable
Successfully set the STP status
Magnum6K25(stp)## show stp c nfig o
Note
it is always a good idea to check which mode of STP
is active. If the proper mode is not active, the configuration
command “stp” will not be understood. To set the proper
mode, use the “set stp” command.