Does the ProCurve Switch 1800 series support Spanning Tree Protocols?
No, the ProCurve Switch 1800 Series does not support any of the Spanning Tree Protocols (802.1s, 802.1D, or 802.1w). In addition to not supporting Spanning Tree, the switch will not pass Spanning Tree BPDUs (destination MAC = 01:80:C2:00:00:00) from upstream devices. Scenario A STP enabled device | | | X ← Connecting FDx with two cables (port 1 & port 2) and port successfully blocks (X). | | STP Disabled device Result: STP Disabled device passes the STP BPDUs from STP enabled device. “STP enabled device_port_1” receives BPDUs from “STP enabled device_port_2” and/or “STP enabled device_port_2” receives BPDUs from “STP enabled device_port_1”. STP enabled device successfully identifies the loop and blocks the appropriate port. Scenario B STP enabled device | X ← Single FDx cable connection (port 1) and port successfully blocks. | STP Disabled device |_| ← Port 2 on STP Disabled device plugged into port 3 on STP Disabled device Result: STP Disabled device passes the STP BPDUs from STP enab
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