On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:49:02 +0100 Patrick Stuedi <stuedip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > Can anyone explain me why we need all this per port state information. A > bridge port seems to be either in BR_STATE_LISTENING, BR_STATE_LEARNING > or BR_STATE_FORWARDING. I don't get it, thought the bridge is learning > from MAC addresses of the received packets, therefore while listening. > Why a bridge port distinquishes these states? > > Thanx, > Patrick > For full detail get the IEEE spec for bridging 802.1G http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.1.html Port states are described in lots of detail in 7.4 -- Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
