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For the Port Settings options, you can specify Spanning Tree parameters for each port. These parameters include port priority, path cost, and 
Fastlink. 

Table 6-1 STP Port Setting Parameters

 

 

Range 

Prty (Priority)

 

0-255 

STP bases on this to determine the port to use for forwarding. The port with the lowest number 
has the highest priority.

 

Cost

 

1-65535 

The switch uses this to determine which port is the forwarding port.  All other factors equal, the 
path with the lowest cost to the root bridge will be the active path.

 

 
Fastlink in STP mode 
When a port running the standard STP is connected, it will go through the STP negotiation (listening -> learning -> forwarding or blocking) before it 
will be fully available.   If a server is trying to access a client through the switch running the STP negotiation, it will not be able to connect to it 
immediately.  This can be a problem for some networks.  Fastlink mode solves this problem by setting the port directly to forwarding mode, thus 
allowing any server access request to be forwarded.   Fastlink mode can cause temporary loops in your network, but the STP will find and eliminate 
them.  Fastlink is best used on end node ports, i.e. ports connected to PCs or servers, to avoid network loops.