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Trunk ports shutting down
So I have two switches that are on opposite ends of the business site. We'll call them Switch A and B. Switch A is in a new building, has a basic set up to allow connectivity on the network and is pr...
Ok here's a quick diagram. All the switches involved are using RSTP, BPDU guard enabled where possible (the Switch in the MDF is actually a layer 3 distribution switch actually) on the other switches, ports that aren't trunks are portfast enabled and loopguard on the trunk is enabled. However, on switch B, I had loop guard enabled on its trunk port but it would end up being put in a discarding state after some time. Hopefully this provides some insight. I was told that the error is more or less a notification. You can view that post here https://community.netgear.com/t5/Managed-Switches/Loop-detected-but-feature-not-enabled/m-p/2339635
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