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Tips please - Design and configure a MST setup with at least 6 switches
beginner_ccna
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hi all,
currently studying for ccent, im working as 1st line and at work ive been assigned a task to design and configure a MST setup with at least 6 switches and loadbalance aswell, i been asked to do this by a 3rd level engineer to help me with my studies
as im studying ccent, i dont know much about spanning tree but have been reading up on this
can someone advise/point me in the right direction of how and what material i need to read in order to complete this task
your help would be much appreciated
currently studying for ccent, im working as 1st line and at work ive been assigned a task to design and configure a MST setup with at least 6 switches and loadbalance aswell, i been asked to do this by a 3rd level engineer to help me with my studies
as im studying ccent, i dont know much about spanning tree but have been reading up on this
can someone advise/point me in the right direction of how and what material i need to read in order to complete this task
your help would be much appreciated
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ThunderPipe
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Do you understand what MST is and how it compares to other methods like RSTP and PVST? -
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Turgon
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beginner_ccna wrote: »hi all,
currently studying for ccent, im working as 1st line and at work ive been assigned a task to design and configure a MST setup with at least 6 switches and loadbalance aswell, i been asked to do this by a 3rd level engineer to help me with my studies
as im studying ccent, i dont know much about spanning tree but have been reading up on this
can someone advise/point me in the right direction of how and what material i need to read in order to complete this task
your help would be much appreciated
Your 3rd level engineer should do this. -
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Forsaken_GA
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It's actually a pretty good exercise, though I wouldn't have handed this to anyone still studying for their CCNA. It'd be pretty useful education for someone studying for their CCNP -
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well im currently learning all the differences between the protocols, i understand the basics on STP and now going through RSTP
i understand that its a difficult task but can anyone point me in the right direction please as i've got a 2 week deadline to get this done
im going to be using packet tracer for the configs -
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martell1000
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this task might be a little bit over your head if you are currently studying for ccent ...
but if you want to try check:
Understanding Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1s) [Spanning Tree Protocol] - Cisco Systems
and the config example:
Configuration example to migrate Spanning Tree from PVST+ to MST - Cisco SystemsAnd then, I started a blog ...
