Designating The Neighbor Type - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual

Configuring MSTP Features
By default, the link type is controlled from the duplex mode of the interface: a full-duplex port is
considered to have a point-to-point connection; a half-duplex port is considered to have a shared
connection. If you have a half-duplex link physically connected point-to-point to a single port on a
remote switch running MSTP, you can override the default setting of the link type and enable rapid
transitions to the forwarding state.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to override the default link-type setting. This
procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2 interface interface-id
Step 3
spanning-tree link-type point-to-point
Step 4
end
Step 5 show spanning-tree mst interface interface-id
Step 6 copy running-config startup-config
To return the port to its default setting, use the no spanning-tree link-type interface configuration
command.

Designating the Neighbor Type

A topology could contain both prestandard and IEEE 802.1s standard compliant devices. By default,
ports can automatically detect prestandard devices, but they can still receive both standard and
prestandard BPDUs. When there is a mismatch between a device and its neighbor, only the CIST runs
on the interface.
You can choose to set a port to send only prestandard BPDUs. The prestandard flag appears in all the
show commands, even if the port is in STP compatibility mode.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to override the default link-type setting. This
procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2 interface interface-id
Step 3
spanning-tree mst pre-standard
Step 4
end
Step 5 show spanning-tree mst interface interface-id
Step 6 copy running-config startup-config
To return the port to its default setting, use the no spanning-tree mst prestandard interface
configuration command.
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Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify an interface to configure, and enter interface
configuration mode. Valid interfaces include physical ports,
VLANs, and port-channel logical interfaces. The VLAN ID
range is 1 to 4094. The port-channel range is 1 to 6.
Specify that the link type of a port is point-to-point.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify an interface to configure, and enter interface
configuration mode. Valid interfaces include physical ports.
Specify that the port can send only prestandard BPDUs.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Chapter 17 Configuring MSTP
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