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Subject: Re: Spanning Tree
To: kris@obsecurity.org, D.Brearley@hccgwy.mnscu.edu
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In a message dated 01/31/2002 7:17:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
kris@obsecurity.org writes:

> > 
>  > Hello,
>  > 
>  > Are there any plans to implement spanning tree support in FreeBSD? 
>  
>  A spanning tree is a generic algorithm.  Could you be more specific
>  what you think it should be used for?
>  

Spanning Tree Protocol is used by bridges in avoid loops and facilitate 
failover in multipath environments. Only high-end switches implement it 
generally. Its a bit clunky. 

Dennis

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