2 hands-on Root Guard scenarios you build in your own Cisco Modeling Labs instance and grade against the answer key. Root Guard configuration and troubleshooting practice for CCNA and CCNP.
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Harden a small campus Layer-2 triangle so a downstream access switch cannot become root. You will verify DSW1 is already the STP root for VLAN 20, then apply Root Guard on each distribution switch’s access-facing trunk to the access layer. Confirm steady-state reachability between users and that a superior BPDU would put those ports into root-inconsistent instead of re-rooting the campus.
Advanced Rapid-PVST+ and Root Guard implementation on a three-switch triangle with a real loop. SW1 is the intentional root for VLAN 90 and protects its designated ports with Root Guard to prevent root re-parenting. Two Alpine hosts on VLAN 90 verify end-to-end forwarding remains stable even if a superior BPDU appears downstream.
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