Cisco CCNP / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: Configuring PortFast And BPDU Guard
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In your CCNA studies, you learned about PortFast and the trouble it can cause if configured on the wrong port! Suitable only for switch ports connected directly to a single host, PortFast allows a port running STP to go directly from blocking to forwarding mode.
A Cisco router will give you a warning when you configure PortFast:
SW1(config)#int fast 0/5
SW1(config-if)#spanning-tree portfast
%Warning: portfast should only be enabled on ports connected to a single host. Connecting hubs, concentrators, switches, bridges, etc... to this interface when portfast is enabled, can cause temporary bridging loops. Use with CAUTION
%Portfast has been ...