Re: BPDU FILTER AND GUARD

From: Ivan (ivan@iip.net)
Date: Wed Sep 20 2006 - 08:00:08 ART


I think that need to apply BPDU filtering globally. Second requirements will
approve such as only access ports can be in portfast state.

On Wednesday 20 September 2006 14:45, Chris Broadway wrote:
> This occured to me last night and I am looking for a little verification.
> This is for BPDU filter and guard.
>
> Sometimes we are asked to apply BPDU filter or guard on all ports or all
> access ports, or all non trunked ports. There are two ways to apply this.
> Globally and per interface. The difference is important. Globally will
> only apply the command to portfast enabled ports. Per interface will apply
> the command on the interface regardless of the portfast state.
>
> Here is why this is important. Here is an example task:
>
> 1) skip listening and learning on f0/8
> 2) configure BPDU filtering on all non trunkeed ports
>
>
> If you applied the BPDU filter globally here, it would only be applied to
> f0/8. Because some ports have portfast enabled and others do not. I believe
> you would have to enable BPDU per interface to meet the requirement of #2.
>
> What do you all think?
>
> -Broadway
>
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-- 
Ivan


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