Abhishek Daga wrote:
--- Devdas Bhagat devdas@dvb.homelinux.org wrote:
Google: Spanning Tree. Homework: State with reasons why the original configuration fails.
Answer: Spanning-Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network. Multiple active paths between stations cause loops in the network. If a loop exists in the network topology, the potential exists for duplication of messages. I had a loop in my original configuration. therefore it failed.
You could use an extra switch and create a sun/star pattern where all the 3 switches connect with a cable each to the fourth new one in the centre. A free port in this new switch could then connect to the router. If router fails then atlest the lan is still up. The advantage of sun pattern should be better bandwidth in comparison with cascading or serial connections.
Regards,
Rony.
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