Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation from the Console
Status and Counters Menu
You can use the Show ports action at the bottom of the screen to display
port-level information and parameter settings for each port in the switch
(including port type, cost, priority, operating state, and designated bridge).
Figure 4-10. Example of STP Port Information
C a u t i o n
Because incorrect STP settings can adversely affect network performance,
you should avoid making changes without having a strong understanding of
how STP operates. For more on STP, refer to "Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)"
on page 7-2.
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