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Stack Switch and Spanning Tree

mahesh18
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Hi Everyone,

I have stack of 2 cables.

I connected 2 ports of switch with each other as shwon below

3750TS#sh cdp nei

Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge

                  S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater, P - Phone,

                  D - Remote, C - CVTA, M - Two-port Mac Relay

Device ID        Local Intrfce     Holdtme    Capability  Platform  Port ID

3750TS           Gig 2/0/2         154              S I   WS-C3750- Gig 1/0/2

3750TS           Gig 2/0/1         148              S I   WS-C3750- Gig 1/0/1

3750TS           Gig 1/0/2         157              S I   WS-C3750- Gig 2/0/2

3750TS           Gig 1/0/1         148              S I   WS-C3750- Gig 2/0/1

Its running Rapid STP.

3750TS#sh spanning-tree int gi

3750TS#sh spanning-tree int gigabitEthernet 2/0/1

Vlan                Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type

------------------- ---- --- --------- -------- --------------------------------

VLAN0001            Back BLK 4         128.55   P2p

3750TS#sh spanning-tree int gigabitEthernet 2/0/2

Vlan                Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type

------------------- ---- --- --------- -------- --------------------------------

VLAN0001            Back BLK 4         128.56   P2p

3750TS#

These two ports are in blocking and have Amber light as they are in blocking state.

So need to confirm on stack of 2 switches if we connect cables between each other it block the one side as it consider it as loop as in stack

it sees it as one virtual switch right ?

Thanks

MAhesh

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Sam Pragash
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Beginner

Ofcourse yes. it is like connecting two ports a single switch to each other.

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Sam Pragash
Beginner
Beginner

Ofcourse yes. it is like connecting two ports a single switch to each other.

mahesh18
Frequent Contributor
Frequent Contributor

Hi Sam,

Thanks for your reply back

Mahesh

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