On 27 Apr 2007 15:43:00 +0200 Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>> "SH" == Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > SH> Someone had sent some patches to do PVST, but PVST seems to be > SH> Cisco centric. and the patched version was too inflexible, so I > SH> didn't put it in mainline. > > PVST is indeed Cisco centric. It is also the only way to stay sane if > you have several VLAN's. > > However, isn't PVST the same as making a br100 out of eth0.100 and > eth1.100, and turning STP on? Hopefully the STP packets should then > emerge with a VLAN tag of 100. > > > /Benny > > > _______________________________________________ > Bridge mailing list > Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge The problem is if you bridge two vlan's then the Cisco box will see two STP bpdu's arrive, and conclude that there is a cycle and bring the link down. -- Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
