Enabling Stp; Displaying Information About The Root Bridge - SMC Networks TigerSwitch SMC6709FL2 Management Manual

Enabling STP

To configure STP, first enable it using the STP Enable/Disable page.
Console – Click Protocol Related Configuration=>STP=>STP Enable/
Disable. Enable the STP Protocol, and save your settings.
Tiger Switch 10/100 6709FL2 : STP Enabled/Disabled Configuration
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Displaying Information About the Root Bridge

Use the System Configuration page to display the root bridge settings.
The root bridge of the spanning tree is selected whenever the network is
reconfigured. The root bridge is uniquely identified in the spanning tree
by its priority and MAC address. The maximum age, hello time, and
forward delay currently used by all bridges in the spanning tree are set to
those values configured on the root bridge.
Field Attributes
• Priority – Bridge priority for the root device.
• MAC Address – MAC address of the root device.
• Root Path Cost – The path cost from the root port on this switch to
the root device.
• Root Port – The number of the port on this switch that is closest to
the root. This switch communicates with the root device through this
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STP :Enabled
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Select the action menu.
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ROTOCOL ELATED
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ONFIGURATION
<Quit>
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ENU
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