Awesome!  Thanks again Jeff!  I honestly like having these little errors in
the workbook.  I makes sure that the end user is really understanding the
technology and what exactly they are doing and why.  In my case I just need
good clarification from you/IPExpert so it doesn't end up confusing me and
making me second guess myself.


On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Jeff Rensink <[email protected]>wrote:

> The goal of the question is to enforce where STP is causing ports to put a
> VLAN into blocking mode.  This requires working with the root location and
> port costs.  Since the root location is already set, we need to use cost.
>
> The wording of the questions isn't that clear.  But I guess based on the
> solution text, let's make the goal to block the Cat1-Cat2 link for odd
> VLANs and block the Cat2-Cat3 link for the even VLANs.
>
> A key point to keep in mind is that when setting the cost on a port, that
> is the cost that is added to the BDPU when receiving the BPDU into the
> port.  It does not have any impact on BPDUs sent out of the port.
>
> Cat1 is the root for odd VLANs and Cat2 is the root for even VLANs.  So at
> default port priorities, cat3 is blocking odd VLANs on its uplink to Cat2
> and blocking even VLANs on its uplink to Cat1.  Cat1 and Cat2 are not
> blocking anything. You can see this in the "show spanning-tree" command.
>  The quick way to look for what is blocking would be to use "sho spann | in
> VLAN|BLK"
>
> When we apply the "spanning-tree vlan 5,11,13,15,17,105,111,113,131 cost
> 39" command to Po1 on Cat2, we then see the odd VLANs being blocked on
> Cat2's Po1 interface.  That will cause traffic on these VLANs from Cat1 to
> traverse Cat3 to get to Cat2.
>
> If we try to follow the solutions guide for switch 3, it applies the cost
> for the ven VLANs to port fa0/22, which is already blocking the even VLANs.
>  After applying this, nothing changes in terms of what links are blocking.
> But if we apply it to port fa0/20, then the even VLANs start blocking on
> the Cat2-Cat3 link and we meet the desired requirements.
>
> So you are correct that it needs to be applied to the fa0/20 interface.
>
>
> Jeff Rensink - CCIE #24834 (Wireless, R&S)
> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Brian Stamper 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Can someone from IP Expert verify the initial possible error here?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Brian Stamper 
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Kyle,
>>> Hows it going! This is why I'm trying to be more detailed with things.
>>>  My biggest issue seems to be comprehension of the requirements in the
>>> question.  I haven't ever read between the lines well or found a needle in
>>> a haystack and it appears to me many of the questions are like that.  The
>>> instructor for the bootcamp I went to explained it as "The questions have
>>> depth to them".   So learning to pick out what is being asked is my
>>> biggest challenge.  Some of these errors in the workbook are actually good
>>> for me compiled with my lab not being identical to the IPExpert topology.
>>>  Taking the time to understand the technology and having to "migrate" the
>>> solution into my lab seems to be a big help.  The only issue is is making
>>> sure I have support to clarify the errors when I find them as without that
>>> I start to second guess myself.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Brian Stamper 
>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Its in the workbook and from what I've heard there is quite a bit of
>>>> route/switch with basic Routing with protocols/static routes, QOS, Spanning
>>>> Tree, port security, Multicast, etc.  I am just asking for clarification on
>>>> this particular Lab 1.3 that appears to have an error.  Hopefully one of
>>>> the IPExpert people can clarify.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 2:50 AM, Stefan Angerer 
>>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  Yes …****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards****
>>>>>
>>>>> Stefan****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> *Von:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>>>> [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *alan blake
>>>>> *Gesendet:* Samstag, 16. Februar 2013 09:39
>>>>> *An:* Brian Stamper
>>>>> *Cc:* [email protected]
>>>>> *Betreff:* Re: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] IPExpert Lab 1.3****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> Should the level of trouble shooting be geared around wireless
>>>>> misconfiguration rather than r&s? Is this common to the lab to 
>>>>> troubleshoot
>>>>> spanning tree in this detail? ****
>>>>>
>>>>> On 15 Feb 2013 22:13, "Brian Stamper" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> ****
>>>>>
>>>>>  I think I found an error in this Lab. ****
>>>>>
>>>>> I believe the cost for the even vlans is applied to the wrong
>>>>> interface.  In order to make Cat3 prefer a route through Cat1 to the root
>>>>> Cat2 for even vlans we'd have to apply the cost to Fa 0/20 on Cat3.  The
>>>>> workbook and final configs have it on Fa0/22 on cat 3 (pointing the wrong
>>>>> way).  The cost on the path out of Fa0/22 for the even vlans is already 31
>>>>> where the cost out Fa0/20 is 19 as its directly connected.  We would need
>>>>> to raise it on Fa0/20 to 32 and not on Fa0/22.  Is there someone who can
>>>>> confirm this for me.
>>>>> -- ****
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,****
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian Stamper CCNP Wireless, VCP****
>>>>>
>>>>> 5157243424****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Brian Stamper CCNP Wireless, VCP
>>>> 5157243424
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brian Stamper CCNP Wireless, VCP
>>> 5157243424
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Brian Stamper CCNP Wireless, VCP
>> 5157243424
>>
>>
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