Spanning tree settings on RBR50

Question

Where does one find the Spanning Tree setting on the RBR50 router?

CrimpOn · Answer

Thanks for that link.&nbsp; I remember seeing posts a couple of years ago reporting problems with Sonos speakers.&nbsp; I realize that my Sonos One has an Ethernet jack on it, but I have never connected it that way.&nbsp; (The discussion quickly went over my head.)

CrimpOn · Answer

I am not aware of any customer settings in the RBR50 for this feature:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanning_Tree_Protocol&nbsp;

AkoreJepade · Answer

So, does that mean that it is always on and cannot be shut off or that it is always off, and it cannot be turned on?

FURRYe38 · Answer

Why would that need to be changed? Are you having problems with your system?&nbsp;
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CrimpOn · Answer

AkoreJepade&nbsp;wrote:
So, does that mean that it is always on and cannot be shut off or that it is always off, and it cannot be turned on?

Actually, it means I have no idea.&nbsp; Most of the discussions I find on this topic are about managed switches.
https://kb.netgear.com/21948/How-do-I-configure-Classic-Spanning-Tree-Protocol-STP-802-1d-using-the-web-interface-on-my-managed-switch&nbsp;
https://kb.netgear.com/000059572/What-do-I-need-to-know-about-configuring-Spanning-Tree-Protocol-STP-in-Insight&nbsp;
The RBR50 has a pretty primitive 4-port Ethernet switch in it.&nbsp; (Doesn't support VLANs of any sort - port or tagged, for example.)&nbsp; That would lead to a suspicion that it does not support any managed features.
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There was a discussion in 2020 regarding this issue and the RBR50:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Spanning-Tree-problem-with-Orbi-RBR50/m-p/1910466&nbsp;
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My guess is that it would be fairly simple experiment:

Connect two ports of an unmanaged swtich to two Orbi LAN ports
Connect one port of the swtich to a computer
Set up something to watch the Ethernet traffic (BitMeter, for example: https://bitmeter.software.informer.com/3.6/ or Wireshark in promiscuous mode)
Open a command window and issue an ARP command.
If the network quickly goes crazy with broadcast packets, then there is no spanning tree support in the switch module.)

Either way, I have never seen anything that the user can do to control it.
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Spanning tree settings on RBR50

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