From b7f14f04c111c044dd34b3ca38b54908ccbaf42b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: chhan11 Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 13:09:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Extra note about root port --- chapter/layer2.tex | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/chapter/layer2.tex b/chapter/layer2.tex index 7099114..84876bc 100644 --- a/chapter/layer2.tex +++ b/chapter/layer2.tex @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ Cisco did on their part early on enhance the original spanning tree standard wit \item Root Guard \begin{itemize} \item \st{Prevents external switches from becoming roots} - \item If enabled, prevents any ports from becoming a root-port. Ports will remain as designated ports \textit{effectivily} preventing the switch becoming the root bridge. + \item If enabled, prevents any ports from becoming a root-port. Ports will remain as designated ports \textit{effectivily} preventing the switch becoming the root bridge.\footnote{You will enable Root Guard on all downstream trunk ports starting from the distribution layer. This prevents the next layer of switches downstream of becoming the root bridge.} \item This, too, behaves in s similiar manner as \gls{bpdu} guard, putting the port in \texttt{err-disable} mode when a \gls{bpdu} packet is recieved on the port. \item Enabled per-port with\\\cliline{cisco-switch(config-if)# spanning-tree guard root} \end{itemize}