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Pavan haru
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‎04-15-2010 10:25 PM

‎04-15-2010 10:25 PM

Spanning tree

Hi,

I have two 2510-24(j9019a) swith .where i have configured first two port of the switches as Trunk with LACP in both switches and connected crossover cable between the swithes.

My question is

1. Do i want to configure Spanning tree for trun ports??
If yes please tell me why or If No please tell me why.
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Mohammed Faiz
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‎04-16-2010 12:25 AM

‎04-16-2010 12:25 AM

Re: Spanning tree

Hi,

No you don't need to configure spanning tree for trunk ports. A trunk is treated as a single link so there is no loop between the two switches.
(as an aside, you don't need to use crossover cables either, the ports will have auto-mdix set by default)
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