*facepalm* On Oct 25, 2016 3:06 PM, "George Skorup" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lots of switch vendors and even MikroTik (in the 6.37 branch, IIRC) > support loop protection. If all you care about is stopping a loop, then use > that. Use STP if you need its functionality. > > On 10/25/2016 1:16 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > > If one of the ports has a loop, it will block only that port. Obviously, > disable STP on uplinks. > > On Oct 25, 2016 1:08 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But if you only have one upstream connection and you fall, it isn’t going >> to do anything, right? >> >> *From:* Josh Reynolds >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:01 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] stp >> >> >> STP is a safety net. Its not doing much unless you fall. >> >> On Oct 25, 2016 12:44 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> How can STP being enabled help anything if you are not using it? >>> >>> *From:* Josh Luthman >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 10:10 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] stp >>> >>> I just learned the other day thanks to Steve the Mikrotik software >>> bridges are (R?) STP by default. >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Actually Netonix (one t, no r). I don't know that I would leave it on, >>>> but I don't know how you're using it. >>>> >>>> https://www.netonix.com/wisp-switch.html >>>> >>>> bp >>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/25/2016 9:04 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >>>> >>>> Nettonix. >>>> >>>> You could always leave it on... If your access network is layer2 up to >>>> that switch, it could help. >>>> >>>> On Oct 25, 2016 11:03 AM, "CBB - Jay Fuller" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> just discovered on one of our nettronix switches spanning tree >>>>> protocol was enabled. >>>>> we've run this switch probably four months - no real side effects - >>>>> but i don't run stp anywhere >>>>> else. any reason to leave this on? >>>>> >>>>> thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
