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In RSTP, an alternate port is on the same switch as a designated Port.
Suggested Answer: B
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15 comments · newest first
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Cecilia
10 months ago
Agreed, it’s all about redundancy on the same switch!
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Leslie
10 months ago
I thought they were on different switches?
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King
10 months ago
That's true, alternate ports are on the same switch!
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Herminia
11 months ago
Wait, really? That seems off.
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Chuck
11 months ago
Yep, definitely true!
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Antonette
11 months ago
I thought alternate ports were only on different switches, but now I'm second-guessing myself. Maybe it is true after all?
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Vanna
11 months ago
I feel like I've seen a similar question before, and it was about how alternate ports can exist alongside designated ports on the same switch.
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Dona
11 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about designated ports being the ones that forward traffic, while alternate ports are more like standby.
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Annamaria
12 months ago
I think this is true because alternate ports are meant to provide a backup path on the same switch.
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Tequila
12 months ago
True, that's my guess. The key thing to remember is that an alternate port is a backup port on the same switch as the designated port in RSTP. Shouldn't be too tricky to figure out.
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Lenora
1 year ago
Okay, let me walk through this step-by-step. In RSTP, a designated port is the port that is responsible for forwarding traffic on a segment. An alternate port is a backup port that can take over if the designated port fails. Since they're on the same switch, the answer must be TRUE. Got it!
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Billy
1 year ago
Ah, I remember learning about this in class. An alternate port is on the same switch as a designated port, so the answer is TRUE. Gotta love those RSTP concepts!
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Socorro
1 year ago
I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know RSTP has designated and alternate ports, but I can't quite recall the relationship between them on the same switch. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Anabel
1 year ago
Hmm, this one seems straightforward. I think the answer is TRUE since an alternate port is on the same switch as a designated port in RSTP.
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Darnell
1 year ago
That's a tricky one! I'm gonna go with B on this one, just to be safe.