Is it possible to run RSTP on switch1 and PVST on switch2 if both switches sre connected back to back?

[pradeepkumarsingh.ece]

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[Rolf Fischer]

The topology in your scenario doesn't have redundancy which could result in a bridging loop, so STP is "out of work".

When you say "RSTP on switch1", do you mean a non-Cisco Switch running standard (single instance) RSTP ?

I posted some information regarding the handling of Cisco proprietary per-VLAN BPDUs of 3rd party swichtes here:

https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3821096#3821096

Feel free to ask for more details.

Best regards

Rolf

[Mohammad Ali]

Yes but why would you want to do that ?

[Joseph W. Doherty]

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Why?

Well, you might have some antique switches that don't support RSTP.  (I got some in "my" network.)

Or, it might just be temporary while your moving from STP to RSTP.

[Alessio Andreoli]

Yes you can.

Alessio

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[Angus Bishop]

Yes both the protocol are compatible . Reffer the software release notes .

Configuration depends on your scenario .

Even mstp is backward compatible with previous stp versions


Angus

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