On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 19:15:47 +0000 P@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using linux 2.4.20 here and noticed that even > when STP is disabled for a bridge, the forwarding delay > still takes affect. Is this correct? I.E. Does the > bridge need to spend time in the "listening" and > "learning" states when STP isn't used? > > It's an easy work around to set the delay to 0, > I'm just wondering whether it's a buglet or > by design. I think it was a design decision to avoid forwarding data until some state was acquired. It is annoying if you don't expect it.
