Multiple choice

A switch operating STP has just been powered up. You know it will run through various port states before becoming a fully functional switch. What is the correct order of port states that a switch running STP will transition though from initialization?

  1. Blocking, listening, learning, forwarding, disabled

  2. Listening, learning, disabled, forwarding, blocking

  3. Learning, disabled, forwarding, blocking, listening

  4. Forwarding, disabled, blocking, listening, learning
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Explanation

A Switch with STP enabled on its Layer 2 interface moves through these five states as follows:

  • From initialization to blocking 
  • From blocking to listening or to disabled 
  • From listening to learning or to disabled 
  • From learning to forwarding or to disabled 
  • From forwarding to disabled

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