**Why are inactive ports showing blocked when using default configuration in EXOS 22.2?**

 **Title:**Why are inactive ports showing blocked when using default configuration in EXOS 22.2?

 **Question:**Why are inactive ports showing blocked when using default configuration in EXOS 22.2?

X460G2-24t-G4.6 # show vlan "Default"
VLAN Interface with name Default created by user
    Admin State:         Enabled     Tagging:   802.1Q Tag 1
    Description:         None
    Virtual router:      VR-Default
    IPv4 Forwarding:     Disabled
    IPv4 MC Forwarding:  Disabled
    IPv6 Forwarding:     Disabled
    IPv6 MC Forwarding:  Disabled
    IPv6:                None
    STPD:                s0(Enabled,Auto-bind)
    Protocol:            Match all unfiltered protocols
    Loopback:            Disabled
    NetLogin:            Disabled
    OpenFlow:            Disabled
    QosProfile:          None configured
    Egress Rate Limit Designated Port: None configured
    Flood Rate Limit QosProfile:       None configured
    Ports:   34.          (Number of active ports=0)
       Untag:      1b,     2b,     3b,     4b,     5b,     6b,     7b,
                   8b,     9b,    10b,    11b,    12b,    13b,    14b,
                  15b,    16b,    17b,    18b,    19b,    20b,    21b,
                  22b,    23b,    24b,    25b,    26b,    27b,    28b,
                  29b,    30b,    31b,    32b,    33b,    34b
        Flags:    (*) Active, (!) Disabled, (g) Load Sharing port
                  (b) Port blocked on the vlan, (m) Mac-Based port
                  (i) Port inactivated on the vlan due to VXLAN configuration
                  (a) Egress traffic allowed for NetLogin
                  (u) Egress traffic unallowed for NetLogin
                  (t) Translate VLAN tag for Private-VLAN
                  (s) Private-VLAN System Port, (L) Loopback port
                  (x) VMAN Tag Translated port
                  (G) Multi-switch LAG Group port
                  (H) Dynamically added by MVRP
                  (I) Dynamically added by IDM
                  (U) Dynamically added uplink port
                  (V) Dynamically added by VM Tracking
                  

  Environment:
  EXOS 22.2

  Answer:
  -Starting in EXOS 22.2, STP is enabled by default.
  -With STP enabled all ports start in the blocked state.
  -once the ports become active the ports then go through the rest of the STP process of listening, Learning, and 
  then start forwarding the traffic.