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I looked at the config and rstp is turned off for sw3. That is why I am just wondering if it will affect my network. It is working fine at the moment.
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I looked at the config and rstp is turned off for sw3. That is why I am just wondering if it will affect my network. It is working fine at the moment.

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I have rstp enable for vlan10 for all switches in my network, except sw3 (see diagram). Will the BPDU pass through sw3 from sw2 to sw4? How will the cost be calculated for sw2 and sw4? Thanks<br />
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I have rstp enable for vlan10 for all switches in my network, except sw3 (see diagram). Will the BPDU pass through sw3 from sw2 to sw4? How will the cost be calculated for sw2 and sw4? Thanks



No RSTP between switches

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Switches / Hubs

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Networking Hardware-Other

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Networking

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