On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:12:30 +0100 Andy <a...@brandwatch.com> wrote: > >> I.e. When a firewall boots up, the connected switch port starts STP and > >> is initially blocked, causing the newly booting firewall to think it is > >> master, the port then starts forwarding and I have double master.
Why trying to solve problem on OpenBSD side and not on switch side? If I remember well, STP is protocol which blocks redundant paths to the same switch in order to avoid switching loops. As your two switch ports connect to a firewall you do not need STP there. -- Marko Cupać