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When I send a PDU over devices with multiple links between them, with one of the links shutdown, why does the PDU traverse the shutdown link instead of the active link in Simulation Mode?

April 26, 2017active Devices link LINKS PDU send shutdown Traverse

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When I send a PDU over devices with multiple links between them, with one of the links shutdown, why does the PDU traverse the shutdown link instead of the active link in Simulation Mode?

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This is a result of an animation error. The PDU takes the center path between the two devices instead of the center path between the two endpoints of the links. A possible workaround is to use hubs or repeaters to connect some of the links.