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Exactly!!!! I’ve moved on —– Original Message —– From: “LJ” To: “John” Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:14 AM Subject: Re: Can you make a root port a designated port?
> OK, what about this.. you make the trunk port asymmetrical.. dot1q tunnel > > than make it exit in the segment where it will be the designated port for > it is > the root port tunneled… ouch.. > > > On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:09:42 -0600 > “John” wrote: > : Exactly!!! the task is to make the trunk port f0/14 a designated port. > The problem is that f0/14 is a root port. > : There are 2 other ports connected to the root f0/13 and f0/15. If I > change the cost all I’m doing is possibly > :making another port the root port and putting f0/14 into altn blocking > state. Even if I make f0/13 or f0/15 the root > :port(I would have to make them trunks which was not asked for anywhere in > the lab). I can’t make f0/14 a designated > :port, because that makes a loop and STP won’t allow that. The SG is wrong > wrong wrong, and I was trying to find out > :if there is some “exotic” way to accomplish the task. > : —– Original Message —– From: “LJ” > : To: “John” > : Cc: > : Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:46 AM > : Subject: Re: Can you make a root port a designated port? > : : :>A designated port points the opposite direction than a root port. > :> While a root port points towards the root a designated port points > :> downstream away from the root. > :> > :> To make a port designated you have port cost and port priority. > :> > :> I can’t fully follow you.. Can you paste the whole task here? > :> > :> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:23:12 -0600 > :> “John” wrote: > :> : I have a switch with 3 connections to another switch that is the > root. > :> One of > :> : the connections is a dot1q trunk. I’m tasked with making it a > :> designated > :> : port. I have tried a number of configurations and I’ve come to > realize > :> that I > :> : cant make it designated because that would mean that one of the other > :> ports > :> : has to become root. If I could then make make the port designated I > :> have a > :> : loop. > :> : : Ports going to the root can only have two states root forwarding or > :> altn > :> : blocking right? > :> : : Can anyone see a way to accomplish this? besides making my switch > the > :> root? > :> : : : > :> _______________________________________________________________________ > :> : Subscription information may be found at: > :> : http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > :> : : : : > : : : > _______________________________________________________________________ > : Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > : : : :