> A-Linux1-B ---DomX--- A-Cisco-B ---DomY--- A-Linux2-B -| > | | > --------------------DomZ-------------------------------- > > Where "A-Linux1-B" means the box Linux1, with ports A and B, > with port A connected to repeater domain Z and B connected to > repeater domain X. > > While there aren't any other boxes shown here, you have to > consider that each of the repepater domains, X, Y, and Z have > other nodes attached in them to repeaters. Thus, this could > lead to the following result: > > Linux1 is the root bridge > Linux1-A is forwarding > Linux1-B is forwarding > Cisco-A is not forwarding ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Oops.
Apologies, Cisco-A would be forwarding, as it would be toward the root bridge. The fact that no other port on the Cisco is forwarding essentially means that no packets go through the Cisco, but the Cisco might have a local management address, and Cisco-A would provide access to that management address via DomX. > Cisco-B is not forwarding > Linux2-A is forwarding > Linux2-B is forwarding _______________________________________________ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
