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Do I need Spanning Tree Protocol?
I have 3 stacked GSM7352S switches. Switch A is connected to B which is connected to C which is connected back to A. I suspect the answer is yes, but I am concerned that STP might be creating problem...
Paul_Chernoff wrote: Someone adviced to turn on FastLink on ports on the switch that go directly to endpoints but I cannot find this setting on the GSM7352S. I see an Admin Edge Port setting for each port, which can be set to Enabled or Disabled but shows up as True in the Web interface. I am wondering if I should disable this setting for ports that go to other switches.
Edge Port is Netgear's naming for "portfast" on products of another well-known network vendor.
Yes "spanning-tree edgeport" should be disabled on ports where you expect to have uplinks. But if you disable STP on Ports where you have enabled edgeport, you can create loops (tested that on my own in a lab)
Also check out how BPDU filter and BPDU guard work, this switch should be similar to what I have here.
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