Dell PowerConnect 3048 User Manual

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94 Console Inter facew w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Port SettingsIn the Port Settings screen, you can specify spanning-tree parameters foreach port. This screen is in a table format. For each port number listedunder the Port column, the following fields are available:• Priority — Priority assigned to this port for the Spanning Tree Protocol(0 - 255). A port with a higher priority is less likely to be blocked if theSpanning Tree Protocol is detecting network loops. Low numeric valueindicates a high priority.• Cost — Cost assigned to this port for the Spanning Tree Protocol(1-65536). A port with a lower cost is less likely to be blocked if theSpanning Tree Protocol is detecting network loops.• FastLink — FastLink immediately enables the port in forwarding statewhen a link comes up. The port is not part of the spanning tree at thattime, but will participate in future spanning tree resolutions.NOTE: Fast Link isuseful if a device isconnected to a port thatrequires network accessimmediately when the linkcomes up and cannot waitfor a spanning treeresolution.