Re: Difference between bpduguard and bpdufilter

I think, it disables STP effectively when configured under interface.

If configured globally, reception of any BPDU will cause the port to loose
its portfast status and disables filtering. Please correct if wrong.

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Joe Astorino <jastorino_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:

> Hey Sameer,
>
> BPDUguard will simply put the port in an errdisable state it it receives
> any
> sort of BPDU. This is typically used on the edge where you want to prevent
> people from plugging in switch without permission. BPDUfilter on the other
> hand just filters BPDUs in both directions, which effectively disables STP
> on the port.
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM, sameer khan <skkingpk11253006_at_gmail.com
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> > hi
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