Dell PowerConnect 6224 User Manual page 347

Blocking — The port is currently blocked and cannot be used to forward traffic or learn MAC
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addresses.
Listening — The port is currently in the listening mode. The port cannot forward traffic nor can it
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learn MAC addresses.
– Learning — The port is currently in the learning mode. The port cannot forward traffic, however,
it can learn new MAC addresses.
– Forwarding — The port is currently in the forwarding mode. The port can forward traffic and learn
new MAC addresses.
• STP Root Guard — Prevents the root of a Spanning Tree instance from changing unexpectedly. When
a root bridge has root guard enabled and a superior BPDU arrives, that port is moved to a root-
inconsistent state, which equates to the listening state. The root bridge is enforced.
• Role — Displays the role this port has in the STP topology. The port role will be one of the following
values: Root Port, Designated Port, Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port or Disabled Port.
• Speed — Displays speed at which the port is operating.
• Path Cost — Specifies the port contribution to the root path cost. The path cost is adjusted to a
higher or lower value, and is used to forward traffic when a path is being rerouted. A value of zero
means the path cost is set according to the port's speed. The possible values are 0 to 200000000. The
default value is 0.
• Priority — Specifies priority value of the port. The priority value influences the port choice when a
bridge has two ports connected in a loop. The possible values are 0 to 240. The default value is 128.
• External Path Cost — Specifies the External Path Cost to a new value for the specified port in the
spanning tree. Enter 0 to set the external path cost value automatically on the basis of Link Speed. The
possible values are 0 to 200000000. The default value is 0.
• Loop Guard — Prevents a port from erroneously transitioning from blocking state to forwarding when
the port stops receiving BPDUs. The port is marked as being in loop-inconsistent state. In this state,
the port does not forward packets. The possible values are Enable or Disable.
TCN Guard — Enabling the TCN Guard feature restricts the port from propagating any topology
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change information received through that port. This means that even if a port receives a BPDU with
the topology change flag set to true, the port will not flush its MAC address table and send out a BPDU
with a topology change flag set to true.
• Auto Edge — Enabling the Auto Edge feature allows the port to become an edge port if it does not see
BPDUs for some duration.
• Designated Bridge ID — Displays the ID of the designated bridge.
• Designated Port ID— Displays the ID of the selected port.
• Designated Cost — Displays cost of the port participating in the STP topology. Ports with a lower cost
are less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops.
• LAG — Displays LAG to which the port is attached.
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