The Spanning Tree Protocol, sometimes just referred to as Spanning Tree, is the Waze or MapQuest of modern Ethernet networks, directing traffic along the most efficient route based on real-time ...

As long as you keep the LAG/Bond on the hypervisor in good shape and you don't provision ports to the VMs that could result in a bridge of those interfaces, you should be fine for STP.

Would like to run network cabling on the outside of a building, from the 6th floor to the basement. They are lines between switches. What is the proper way to do this? If the conduit is metal, do ...

Because many network administrators still do not fully comprehend how spanning tree works, vendors try to create solutions to help minimize STP issues.