Do ports placed in a blocking state by STP still forward normal traffic?
I'm working on studying for Cisco certs and this is confusing me a bit. I know that ports can either be in forwarding, filtering, or blocking states, but are those states related to the STP states? For example, if a port is in a learning state and building a database of bridges for STP, is it also blocking the transmission of normal non-STP or BPDU traffic?
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I'm working on studying for Cisco certs and this is confusing me a bit. I know that ports can either be in forwarding, filtering, or blocking states, but are those states related to the STP states? For example, if a port is in a learning state and building a database of bridges for STP, is it also blocking the transmission of normal non-STP or BPDU traffic?
networking router switch
asked Jan 31 at 5:28
ReidoonReidoon
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I'm working on studying for Cisco certs and this is confusing me a bit. I know that ports can either be in forwarding, filtering, or blocking states, but are those states related to the STP states? For example, if a port is in a learning state and building a database of bridges for STP, is it also blocking the transmission of normal non-STP or BPDU traffic?
networking router switch
asked Jan 31 at 5:28
ReidoonReidoon
32
I'm working on studying for Cisco certs and this is confusing me a bit. I know that ports can either be in forwarding, filtering, or blocking states, but are those states related to the STP states? For example, if a port is in a learning state and building a database of bridges for STP, is it also blocking the transmission of normal non-STP or BPDU traffic?
networking router switch
networking router switch
asked Jan 31 at 5:28
ReidoonReidoon
32
asked Jan 31 at 5:28
ReidoonReidoon
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asked Jan 31 at 5:28
ReidoonReidoon
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asked Jan 31 at 5:28
ReidoonReidoon
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asked Jan 31 at 5:28
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Normal traffic is blocked when the STP state is not forwarding. Otherwise, there could be loops and network meltdowns.
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
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Thanks for the straightforward reply. This really helped.
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Normal traffic is blocked when the STP state is not forwarding. Otherwise, there could be loops and network meltdowns.
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
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Thanks for the straightforward reply. This really helped.
– Reidoon
Jan 31 at 7:26
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Normal traffic is blocked when the STP state is not forwarding. Otherwise, there could be loops and network meltdowns.
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
56.8k686130
Thanks for the straightforward reply. This really helped.
– Reidoon
Jan 31 at 7:26
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Normal traffic is blocked when the STP state is not forwarding. Otherwise, there could be loops and network meltdowns.
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
56.8k686130
Normal traffic is blocked when the STP state is not forwarding. Otherwise, there could be loops and network meltdowns.
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
56.8k686130
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
56.8k686130
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
56.8k686130
answered Jan 31 at 6:09
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
56.8k686130
56.8k686130
Thanks for the straightforward reply. This really helped.
– Reidoon
Jan 31 at 7:26
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Thanks for the straightforward reply. This really helped.
– Reidoon
Jan 31 at 7:26
Thanks for the straightforward reply. This really helped.
– Reidoon
Jan 31 at 7:26
Thanks for the straightforward reply. This really helped.
– Reidoon
Jan 31 at 7:26
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