by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
I have this scenario where SW1 and SW2 are connected to each other from the interfaces Ether9 and Ether10. If we leave it this way, we will end up having an alternate port somewhere and 1 link cannot be used, so I need to apply bonding by using the open standard...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
In this chapter, I will talk about Link Aggregation on Switching or what we normally call Bonding on MikroTik. The idea is very simple. If we have a scenario like this, then one of the interfaces will be on Alternate because of STP as we have redundancy: That...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
Now we understand how STP and RSTP works, it is time to check the last type of STP protocol that is available in MikroTik CRS3xx Switches which is Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). We use MSTP when we are using VLANs in our network. Let’s say that you in your...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
When using RSTP, the transition of the port from Alternate to forwarding will go much faster. That’s why this protocol is called Rapid STP. There are many differences between the classic STP and the RSTP. However, in the case where in the same network you are using in...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
As you can see, this is my scenario. I have a redundant switch network and I want to use the classic STP to have a loop-free network. I have already put the interfaces inside the bridge on all Switches. Remember, you should be on a version over 6.41 so the Switch chip...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
In this chapter, I am going to speak about Spanning Tree Protocol, which we normally refer to it as STP. The STP protocol has 1 function on our layer 2 network: it is to avoid having loops on layer 2. What’s the meaning of loop exactly and how it happens? Let me show...
