GarrettCom Magnum MNS-6K User Manual
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M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E
Priority: STP uses this to determine which ports are used for forwarding. Lower the
number means higher priority. Value ranges from 0 to 255. Default is 128
Path Cost: This is the assigned port cost value used for the switch to determine the
forwarding points. Values range from 1 to 65535
State: indicates the STP state of individual ports. Values can be Listening, Learning,
Forwarding, Blocking and Disabled.
Des. Bridge: This is the port’s designated root bridge
Des. Port: This is the port’s designated root port
To enable or disable STP, enter the STP configuration mode and use the “stp
Syntax stp – STP Configuration mode
Syntax stp
Syntax set stp type=
(Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol)
Syntax show active-stp – Display which version of STP is currently active
Incorrect STP settings can adversely affect network performance.
GarrettCom Inc. recommends starting with the default STP settings.
Changing the settings requires a detailed understanding of STP. For more
information on STP, please refer to the IEEE 802.1d standard.
Magnum6K25#
show active-stp
Current Active Mode: RSTP.
RSTP is Disabled.
Magnum6K25#
stp
ERROR: Invalid Command
Magnum6K25#
set stp type=stp
STP Mode set to STP.
Magnum6K25#
stp
Magnum6K25(stp)##
stp enable
Successfully set the STP status
Magnum6K25(stp)##
show stp config
Note –it is always a good idea to check which mode of STP
is active. If the proper mode is not active, the configuration
command “stp” will not be understood. To set the proper
mode, use the “set stp” command.
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