From: Becky Qiang (becky.qiang@wincomsystems.com)
Date: Wed Oct 02 2002 - 15:57:42 GMT-3
what's the URL link?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <yyao@sympatico.ca>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: portfast
> 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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