Informing the switch of the device type to which a port connects

Syntax:

spanning-tree port-list point-to-point-mac [true | false | auto]

Informs the switch of the type of device to which a specific port connects.

Parameters

true

(Default) Indicates a point-to-point link to a device such as a switch, bridge, or end-node.

false

Indicates a connection to a half-duplex repeater (which is a shared LAN segment).

auto

Causes the switch to set Force-False on the port if it is not running at full duplex.