[c-nsp] RSPAN question...

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> Can you pass an RSPAN vlan through a "vanilla" switch that isn't RSPAN aware?
> 
> I know the "source" and "destination" switches for an RSPAN session must obviously be
> RSPAN-aware, but can you pass the RSPAN vlan through a non-participating switch?

No. RSPAN depends on flooding of the VLAN traffic, with MAC address
learning turned off.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no