portfast

From: Steve (yyao@sympatico.ca)
Date: Wed Oct 02 2002 - 15:37:44 GMT-3

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All,

The following is copied from Cisco website:

"An interface with Port Fast enabled goes through the normal cycle of STP
status changes when the switch is restarted."

If the above is true, what is the benefit of portfast? I originally think
one of the advantage of portfast is for the switch to bypass the normal
cycle of STP and put the port into forwarding state, however, what I read
from the Cisco website says the contrary.

Can anyone please let me know?

Thanks

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