Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 02:16 +0000, richardvoigt@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> If a bridge receives one of its own STP packets on the same interface >> from which it was sent, that indicates a loop elsewhere in the network >> that disabling an interface locally will not fix, therefore STP takes >> no action. > > I see, would it hurt something else if STP did turn off it interface in > this case? Optical i/f's is getting more common so these types of loops > will increase so I think this needs to be addressed. > cisco and others solved this kind of problem using proprietary unidirectional link detection protocols (see cisco informational rfc 5171 for example). No standard exists as far as I know (BFD rfc does not consider the layer 2 case). I am working on an custom udld protocol implementation at the moment ... > Any chance Rapid STP will fix my problem? no _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
