Subject: Re: Updated RFC

From: Choon Lee <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1993 15:32:15 -0700

>> 
>> > Does it (or the latest release of DLSw) contains spanning tree support?
>> 
>> Unfortunately, no - we have not implemented spanning tree support.  That
>> is a product limitation not a DLSw limitation.
>> 
>> David Miller
>> 

I do not agree that we can leave out spanning tree when we talk about
Ethernet (and for that matter, non-source routing in token ring).

Without spanning tree (or an alternate method of loop prevention), the
attractiveness of DLSw in a real world network is greatly curtailed. 

/choon lee