The wording of this question bothers me:
What is the main function the spanning-tree protocol performs?
A. Transparently reconfigures bridges and switches to avoid the creation of loops
B. provides routing information to the connected neighboring hosts
C. manages the entire topology information
D. none of the above
Answer: A
I have been at a client's site with some guy fiddling around near a rack where he accidently unplugs a component and initiates a spanning tree. With about 800 users on a flat network, of course the phone lights up like a Christmas tree. This is "transparent"? What is transparent about blocking all ports while the switches relearn their status?
Debateably interesting aside with embedded lesson: The guy who unplugged the component saw fit to blame the two outsiders in the room, performing a network performance evaluation and audit, who just happened to be sniffing the network and were able to replay exactly what happened. I just got word that he is no longer employed at that site.
What is the main function the spanning-tree protocol performs?
A. Transparently reconfigures bridges and switches to avoid the creation of loops
B. provides routing information to the connected neighboring hosts
C. manages the entire topology information
D. none of the above
Answer: A
I have been at a client's site with some guy fiddling around near a rack where he accidently unplugs a component and initiates a spanning tree. With about 800 users on a flat network, of course the phone lights up like a Christmas tree. This is "transparent"? What is transparent about blocking all ports while the switches relearn their status?
Debateably interesting aside with embedded lesson: The guy who unplugged the component saw fit to blame the two outsiders in the room, performing a network performance evaluation and audit, who just happened to be sniffing the network and were able to replay exactly what happened. I just got word that he is no longer employed at that site.