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Once a stable network topology has been established, all bridges listen for Hello BPDUs
(Bridge Protocol Data Units) transmitted from the root bridge. If a bridge does not get a Hello
BPDU after a predefined interval (Max Age), the bridge assumes that the link to the root
bridge is down. This bridge then initiates negotiations with other bridges to reconfigure the
network to re-establish a valid network topology.
7.2.4 STP Port States
STP assigns five port states (see next table) to eliminate packet looping. A bridge port is not
allowed to go directly from blocking state to forwarding state so as to eliminate transient
loops.
7.3 Bridge
Select
Bridge
and click
Apply
in the
MAINTENANCE Device Mode
screen to have the
ZyWALL function as a bridge.
In bridge mode, the ZyWALL functions as a transparent firewall (also known as a bridge
firewall). The ZyWALL bridges traffic traveling between the ZyWALL's interfaces and still
filters and inspects packets. You do not need to change the configuration of your existing
network.
You can use the firewall and VPN in bridge mode. See the user’s guide for a list of other
features that are available in bridge mode.
Click
NETWORK
>
BRIDGE
to display the screen shown next. Use this screen to configure
bridge and RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) settings.
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In bridge mode, if you need to let DHCP clients behind the ZyWALL use a
DHCP server on the WAN, enable the default WAN to LAN firewall rule for the
BOOTP_CLIENT
service.
Table 27
STP Port States
PORT STATE
DESCRIPTION
Disabled
STP is disabled (default).
Blocking
Only configuration and management BPDUs are received and processed.
Listening
All BPDUs are received and processed.
Learning
All BPDUs are received and processed. Information frames are submitted to the
learning process but not forwarded.
Forwarding
All BPDUs are received and processed. All information frames are received and
forwarded.
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