On Dec 17, 2007 3:23 AM, Ivo Vachkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 14, 2007 1:24 AM, Niki Denev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is there a reason that when adding member ports to a bridge stp is not > > enabled by default on them? > > Wouldn't it be more intuitive to be enabled by default these days? > > There are several reasons not to enable STP on a bridge port unless > you're absolutely aware of what's happening here: > > http://unilans.net/phrack/61/p61-0x0c_Fun_with_Spanning_Tree_Protocol.txt > > > Regards, > > Niki > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > -- > "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a > genius to understand the simplicity." Dennis Ritchie > >
I was asking this question because all of the ethernet switches that i have worked with (Cisco/3Com) have R/STP enabled by default (if they support it of course). _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
