Spanning Tree and the path data will take

[burleyman]

When Studying for my CCNA exam I had a pretty good understanding of STP but something never really clicked. Now I am studying for my CCNP Switch exam and now I am trying to make sure I have a much deeper grasp on things not only for the exam but for getting better at my job. I want to make sure I understand the path that data will take if STP is not setup in the best way. I have attached a diagram and here is my question.

Let’s say based on the diagram that the 10^th floor switch (Switch D) is the Root bridge for all the VLAN’s, if a user on the 12^th floor wanted to get to the server VLAN 3 it would take the path in red, correct? Or would it take the path in Blue? I think it is the path in Red but I just needed to clarify.

Thanks,

Mike

[Jon Marshall]

I figured you would know where it was but I did not think that it would be rare for you to ask a question..... Knower of All....

You can pack that in right away, knower of all my ****

You should see me on VOIP ie. useless !!!

Jon

[burleyman]

Maybe it should have been..... Knower of Almost.... 

Mike

[Daniel Bruhn]

Test for Jon

[Jon Marshall]

Can see your's and Mike's post on this page.

This page appears to me as the top half is just blank and i need to scroll down quite a way to get to Mike's response. I still can't see my response on this page.

Jon

[Daniel Bruhn]

Jon,

I'll have IT investigate.

Cheers,

Dan