Re: [nsp] UDLD

From: Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Date: Sat Mar 31 2001 - 14:38:44 EST


hi,

On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 06:02:11PM -0500, Andrew Metcalf wrote:
> I thought UDLD was for fiber only? With modular copper jacks I wouldn't see
> much of a need for it...

Never had a broken cable? With plain old link beats, one side of the
switch would be "connected" and the other "notconnect", which plays funny
things in situations where you have loops and STP is active...

gert

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