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    Packet Tracer - Investigate STP Loop Prevention: Objectives

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    The document describes a Packet Tracer activity to observe Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in action. It involves a simple switched network with redundant paths between switches. The summary shows that STP initially blocks one port to prevent a switching loop, represented by an orange link light. Over time, that port transitions through listening and learning states until it reaches the forwarding state, and ping tests between hosts succeed, with frames taking the shortest path through switches S1 and S2.

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    The document describes a Packet Tracer activity to observe Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in action. It involves a simple switched network with redundant paths between switches. The summary shows that STP initially blocks one port to prevent a switching loop, represented by an orange link light. Over time, that port transitions through listening and learning states until it reaches the forwarding state, and ping tests between hosts succeed, with frames taking the shortest path through switches S1 and S2.

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    The document describes a Packet Tracer activity to observe Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in action. It involves a simple switched network with redundant paths between switches. The summary shows that STP initially blocks one port to prevent a switching loop, represented by an orange link light. Over time, that port transitions through listening and learning states until it reaches the forwarding state, and ping tests between hosts succeed, with frames taking the shortest path through switches S1 and S2.

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    Packet Tracer - Investigate STP Loop Prevention

    Objectives
    In this lab, you will observe spanning-tree port states and watch the spanning-tree convergence
    process.
    • Describe the operation of Spanning Tree Protocol.
    • Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol prevents switching loops while allowing redundancy
    in switched networks.

    Background / Scenario
    In this activity you will use Packet Tracer to observe the operation of Spanning Tree Protocol in
    a simple switched network that has redundant paths.

    Instructions

    Part 1: Observe a Converged Spanning-Tree Instance


    Step 1: Verify Connectivity.
    Ping from PC1 to PC2 to verify connectivity between the hosts. Your ping should be successful.

    Step 2: View spanning-tree status on each switch.


    Use the show spanning-tree vlan 1 command to gather information about the spanning tree
    status of each switch. Complete the table. For the purposes of the activity, only consider
    information about the Gigabit trunk ports. The Fast Ethernet ports are access ports that have
    end devices connected and are not part of the inter-switch trunk-based spanning tree.

    Status (FWD,
    Switch Port BLK…) Root Bridge?

    S1 G0/1 k FWD NO

    G0/2 FWD Si
    S1

    S2 G0/1 FWD NO
    G0/2 FWD NO
    S2

    S3 G0/1 FWD Si
    G0/2 BLK NO
    S3

    Packet Tracer uses a different link light on one of the connections between the switches.
    Questions:
    What do you think this this link light means?
    Esta indicando que el Puerto no reenvia tramas debido a que se encuentra en un éstado de
    arbol de expansión.
    What path will frames take from PC1 to PC2?
    Las tramas se transportarán por S1 y luego a S2 y por ultimo a Pc2
    Why do the frames not travel through S3?
    R// El spanning-tree ha colocado el Puerto G0/2 del S3 en modo bloqueo, no se envían ni
    reciben tramas por este puerto.

    Why has spanning tree placed a port in blocking state?

    R/ El árbol de expansión ha colocado un puerto en estado de bloqueo porque de esa manera se evitan bucle

    de switch en la red.

    What do you see happen to the status of the G0/2 port during this process?

    Primero fue BLK, luego se convirtió en LSN , después paso por LRN y finalmente FWD para renvio.

    c. Verify Connectivity by pinging from PC1 to PC2. Your ping should be successful.
    Are any ports showing an orange link light that indicates that the port is in a spanning-tree
    state other than forwarding? Why or why not?
    No se observan luces de enlace naranjas, esto se debe a que dejaron de ser redundantes.

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