08-22-2020 05:36 AM
Dears,
user takes a network cable and plugs it into two wall jacks, this creates a loop, a broadcast storm will likely follow. This happened to us by having an end user hooking up their IP phone to two network jacks. It brought down the entire network.
- BPDU guard enabled globally
- BPDU filter not enabled
- Port Fast Enabled
switch
3750
logs
STP-2-RECV_BAD_TLV: Received SSTP BPDU with bad TLV
what is the solution ?
08-22-2020 06:47 AM
Technically if the configuration is done correctly - if you connect 2 ports of the same switch together, STP should detect the loop and should place one of the ports into a blocking state.
edge port even if you configured portfast (which move directly forward state - this should only be configured for the end device or edge ports) still STP should detect and block the port. the configuration should be applied rest of the network devices too were necessary to get optimal results.
here is the example : (on IOS)
global config - spanning-tree portfast bpdufilter default
interface - spanning-tree portfast
But we would like to see your configuration what configured to suggest better.
Good guide :
08-22-2020 09:08 AM
08-23-2020 02:03 AM
But is this possible to see some of your configuration along with spanning tree?
post below information :
show version
show run
show spanning-tree brief
Tell us what interface that was accidentally connected to each other. ( post all the more logs if you have copied).
08-22-2020 10:12 AM
Whilst not related to your platform , from this guide I get :
Error Message STP-2-RECV_BAD_TLV: Received SSTP BPDU with bad TLV on [chars] [chars].
Explanation The list interface received a SSTP BPDU that was missing the VLAN id tag. The BPDU is discarded.
This makes me suspect that this could be a software bug. Check current software version on your device , make sure it is not too old. If applicable , available and or feasible upgrade to advisory release and check if the problem persists or nor.
M.
08-23-2020 12:38 AM - edited 08-24-2020 12:45 AM
Hello
@ali ezzat1 wrote:
This happened to us by having an end user hooking up their IP phone to two network jacks. It brought down the entire network.
Do you have spaaning-tree enabled for the vlans those ports are assined too?
08-23-2020 08:50 AM
you cant have bpdu on trunk ports, ensure you have spanning tree enabled, also check for any un-managed switches connected as they are a pain in the backside.
08-23-2020 12:54 PM
What variant of STP are you running?
BTW, I've read that sometimes Cisco STP protection features, to prevent L2 loops when using port fast, might not engage fast enough. I.e. a L2 loop can impact your network, adversely, including further preventing the protection feature from working at all.
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