Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:26:06 +0200 From: Michiel Boland <michiel@boland.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.1 ix driver vlan problem Message-ID: <5243D37E.6030703@boland.org> In-Reply-To: <1F6A12D6D90C4D1792369B0AFC82173A@poopsackHD> References: <CAENR%2B_VmdCcdfdqUz8%2BRdtnsuWDRokteAyMtLZN3BF%2BH%2BX8MjQ@mail.gmail.com> <3E619068-9015-4013-A99E-CEE8948C7455@digsys.bg> <1F6A12D6D90C4D1792369B0AFC82173A@poopsackHD>
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On 09/25/2013 20:03, Daniel Corbe wrote:
> Why would disabling STP on the switch *shorten* the amount of time it takes for
> the port to come up? At least on Cisco switches, it takes ~45 seconds for the
> switching topology to converge with STP disabled. Shorter periods if you enable
> portfast or uplinkfast.
What is meant, I believe, is that the port should be configured as an edge port
("spanning-tree portfast [trunk]" in cisco lingo, "set edge" for junipers). You
don't ever want to disable STP anywhere - that's just a recipe for disaster.
Cheers
Michiel
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