Talk:Spanning Tree Protocol

message: I think it might be useful to add a description of what "segments" on an ethernet network are.   Nowadays, I think of things in terms of fully switched networks - whereas a network "segment" is a shared medium (thin ethernet over coax; twisted pair on an old hub) with many nodes and bridges on it.   If you do not have a good understanding of this concept it's hard to grok the point of Designated ports.  
Hmm, do dumb switches forward spanning-tree frames?  If so, I guess a dumb switch would be considered a segment in this context.  
If a bit about dumb switches is added, it would be prudent to add a note of caution.  I've definitely seen cases where a dumb switch, or perhaps an intelligent switch that had STP disabled, has caused a broadcast storm when dually linked to a LAN running STP.  User:Danpritts   —Preceding undated comment added 19:50, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added links to network segment. I have also replaced occurrences of LAN segment with network segment. ~Kvng (talk) 02:05, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Explicit definition of "Segments" 

message: In the opening paragraph of the article there is a sentence that doesn't make sense to me. However, I don't know enough about the topic to really correct it, so I'm hoping that by noting it here, somebody else can make the fix. The part I'm confused by is:First, there would be a broadcast storm caused by broadcast packets looping. Second, the traditional source-based location system used by switches to operate correctly.</B> The result of this would be to cripple the network.The middle sentence is incomplete; it seems to be missing something. It's just a dangling subject, without an action. Anyone want to clue me in? If someone can give me the technical info I'll rewrite it, but I don't understand STP well enough to know what's being meant here. --Kadin2048 21:37, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problems in Article 

message: Is it just me, or do the links mess up the poem? I know wikifying stuff is the way, it just seems so out of place in the poem. Nichlas 15:13, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Poem 

message: Since all of the articles discuss a form of the STP algorithm, they should be merged under one twiki page.
User: ftmkx
:Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol was merged. We still have a separate Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol article. ~Kvng (talk) 02:15, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: There is no mention of Cisco's PortFast STP optimization in this article or elsewhere on Wikipedia. My understanding is that when enabled, PortFast puts a port into forwarding mode immediately after link is established. This gives end stations immediate connectivity at the expense of the possibility of a brief storm if the connection results in a loop. I believe the PortFast option was incorporated into the RSTP enhancement but I need someone to verify this before editing the article. Meanwhile, I've removed recent edit claiming that Blocking is the initial state for STP. While the statement is true for the original 802.1D, it needs some qualification given the above. --Kvng (talk) 13:31, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Still no discussion of portfast here or elsewhere on Wikipedia. ~Kvng (talk) 02:16, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  PortFast 

message: already appears to be more comprehensive than Bridge protocol data unit so the latter is likely not necessary. Anything not already covered here can be merged and Bridge protocol data unit turned into a redirect. ~Kvng (talk) 14:30, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge from [[Bridge protocol data unit]]