had to do some reading on loop protect and what i understand abt it is that unless you're missing stp in your network, you don't need it. lp ensures that an isl port won't transition into a forwarding state unless it receives a bpdu from the other side, thus enforcing stp. if you think you'll ever run into a scenario where stp will be missing on a link, then lp can help you in that case.
i don't know of a network that doesn't run stp in a multipath environment, so lp isn't necessary in these cases. mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:19 PM To: Enterasys Customer Mailing List Subject: [enterasys] Rstp and loop protect Hi, What is the advantage of using loop protect, or what is the risk of not using it? Should I activate lp on every switch and on every ISL? Topology: S1(root) || | | | || | | | lag S3 S4 S5 || | | | || | | | S2(backup) Regards, Franco --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys Michael.D'[email protected] --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys [email protected]
