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gss116E Disable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and forward Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs)
Google recommends that I disable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and forward Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) when STP is disabled when I use a switch with their Google Nest WiFi Pro Router. However, ...
The GSS116E is - like every other Netgear Plus switch (despite the misleding marketing designation) not a managed switch, and it does not have any STP (Spanning Tree) functionality.
Sid that: Since this switch is in no apsect a Managed Switch class product, I'll challenge a moderator to move this thred to the more appropriate Plus and Smart Switches Forum to discuss Smart Switches (T) and Plus Switches (E), including Local and Remote Management.
mjolnier70 wrote:
Google recommends that I disable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and forward Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) when STP is disabled when I use a switch with their Google Nest WiFi Pro Router.
No experienced network admin would ever disble STP while keeping BPDUs forwarded, except for troubleshooting or experimenting.
Are you having a real issue or just attempt to follow some extremely generic and misleading advise?
The GSS116E is - like every other Netgear Plus switch (despite the misleding marketing designation) not a managed switch, and it does not have any STP (Spanning Tree) functionality.
Sid that: Since this switch is in no apsect a Managed Switch class product, I'll challenge a moderator to move this thred to the more appropriate Plus and Smart Switches Forum to discuss Smart Switches (T) and Plus Switches (E), including Local and Remote Management.
mjolnier70 wrote:
Google recommends that I disable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and forward Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) when STP is disabled when I use a switch with their Google Nest WiFi Pro Router.
No experienced network admin would ever disble STP while keeping BPDUs forwarded, except for troubleshooting or experimenting.
Are you having a real issue or just attempt to follow some extremely generic and misleading advise?
I was following advice from Google's site where they explain how to make your Google Pro WiFi your primary router so you can backhaul the points to your network. I admit I'm not as experienced as you are, but I did get everything working. My assumption was that if I could log into a router interface that it was considered managed. But since my router does not have the features I was looking to disable, per Google's instructions, sounds like I'm all good.
Thank you for your clarification, much appreciated!
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