It depends on what are you wanting to do with the (2) Ethernets coming from the IBM router? Trunk to the Cat? Route (2) networks? Bridge? I was just saying that Spanning Tree is on by default on a catalyst and if by chance the IBM router happened to be bridging then that is why one of the ports is being shut down.
-----Original Message----- From: Juli Hato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Help on Catalyst 3550 [7:66072] Hi Earhart, May turn off the STP on the Catalyst? What mostly will happen then. Thank YOu Best Regards, HATO >From: "Joe Earhart (jearhart)" >Reply-To: "Joe Earhart (jearhart)" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Help on Catalyst 3550 [7:66072] >Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:19:25 GMT > >Juli, >Make sure you don't have bridging turned up on the IBM, spanning tree may >be >shutting down one of the ports. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Juli >Hato >Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:57 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Help on Catalyst 3550 [7:66072] > >Hi all, > >I have a router IBM that has 2 ethernet ports. The IBM router connect to >Cisco Catalyst 3550 that is not configured. When the router IBM connect to >the switch one of the ethernet port from the IBM router got block by the >Cisco Switch. All you have to know is that I need to ethernet ports from >the >IBM router active. How to counteract with this. Thank you in advance. > >Best Regards, >HATO > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=66243&t=66072 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
