Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:44:04 -0400 From: Javier Henderson <javier@kjsl.com> To: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.2 SHOWSTOPPER - em completely unusable on 6.2 Message-ID: <6BFCD3E5-13D8-4712-B2F4-722522983010@kjsl.com> In-Reply-To: <20060927155047.GA14563@icarus.home.lan> References: <451A1375.5080202@gneto.com> <20060927071538.GF22229@e-Gitt.NET> <451A4189.5020906@samsco.org> <20060927094509.GB75104@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> <451A71B6.6040201@crc.u-strasbg.fr> <20060927132555.GB83422@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> <7.0.1.0.0.20060927095043.17915d48@sentex.net> <20060927155047.GA14563@icarus.home.lan>
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On Sep 27, 2006, at 11:50 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 09:56:22AM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote: >> If it up / downs the interface, it can be painful depending on your >> setup. In one of the colos I dont have control over, the switch port >> will block for 15 seconds for Spanning Tree when the interface >> transitions like that. Even in cases where this does not happen, a >> 1-2 second network outage can play havoc with some applications. > > Ouch! This is one of many reasons people don't use STP. (I did note > the "colos I don't have control over" part -- frustrating eh?) You could enable port fast and still have spanning tree in place. What many reasons do you and others have to shun STP? -jav
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