[rbridge] Consensus Check: Configure ports todisable endstationtraffic

[Joe Touch]

Eric Gray wrote:
> James,
> 
> 	Perhaps not quite orthogonal, but definitely not 
> 100 % correlated.
> 
> 	I disagree that you would necessarily break the 
> normal operation of end-stations running on the link.
> I thought I had said that previosuly, so maybe I am
> not getting your point.  However, I am pretty sure 
> Joe was talking about "silent end stations" which is
> pretty far from the "normal case" these days.

Keep in mind that a station may not know it moved. Sure, if its ether 
cable is disconnected at the end station, the most common current 
implemetations will announce themselves when reconnected. But users can 
move a hub without disrupting connectivity at an end station, and nodes 
would never re-announce themselves in that case.

I.e., AFAICT this is the normal case when moving a hub.

Joe

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