RE: portfast

From: Brian Dennis (brian@5g.net)
Date: Wed Oct 02 2002 - 16:20:51 GMT-3


It says "when the switch is restarted" not when the port goes up and
down.

Brian Dennis, CCIE #2210 (R&S/ISP Dial)

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Steve
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:38 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
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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