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CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP)
MULTILINK ML3000 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 12–11
Configuring STP parameters (continued)
ML3000 (stp)##
port port=9 status=enable
Successfully set the STP status for port 9
ML3000(stp)##
show stp ports
STP Port Configuration
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Port# Type
Priority Path Cost State Des. Bridge Des. Port
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
09 TP(10/100) 128
100 Forwarding 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:09
10 TP(10/100) 128 100 Disabled 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:0a
11 TP(10/100) 128 100 Disabled 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:0b
12 TP(10/100) 128 100 Disabled 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:0c
13 TP(10/100) 20 20 Forwarding 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:0d
14 TP(10/100) 128 100 Disabled 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:0e
15 TP(10/100) 128 100 Disabled 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:0f
16 TP(10/100) 128 100 Disabled 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80 80:10
ML3000(stp)##
show stp config
STP CONFIGURATION
-----------------
Spanning Tree Enabled(Global) : YES
Spanning Tree Enabled(Ports) : YES, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
Protocol
: Normal STP
Bridge ID : 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80
Bridge Priority : 15535
Bridge Forward Delay : 15
Bridge Hello Time : 2
Bridge Max Age : 20
Root Port : 0
Root Path Cost : 0
Designated Root : 80:00:00:20:06:25:ed:80
Designated Root Priority : 15535
Root Bridge Forward Delay : 15
Root Bridge Hello Time
: 2
Root Bridge Max Age : 20
RSTP CONFIGURATION
-----------------
Rapid STP/STP Enabled(Global) : NO
ML3000(stp)##
timers forward-delay=20 hello=5 age=40
ERROR: Invalid Values
Max Age <= (2*(Forward-Delay-1)) and Max Age >= (2*(Hello-Time+1))
ML3000(stp)##
timers forward-delay=20 hello=5 age=30
Successfully set the bridge time parameters
(continued on next page)
The age parameter is out of range as
per the IEEE 802.1d specifications.