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Answer added by  Muhammad Ikraam Ashraf, Junior expert Engineer, National Engineering Services,Pakistan(NESPAK).
8 years ago

Advantage: Workstations behind edge ports need portfast enabled to make sure they connect to the network without typical spanning tree delays.  2.Bpduguard ensures that i ... See More

 

Answer added by  Fayyaz Ahmed, IP Core Expert, ZTE
8 years ago

If Switch or HUB is accedently connected on Interface configured as port fast then Loop issue can occur to avoid this BPDU Guard feature can be activated. 

 

Answer added by  Yousef Wshah, Technical Team Lead - Service Provider Team, Estarta solutions
8 years ago

no disadvantages I know of for access level switch edge ports.

 

Answer added by  Muhammad adnan Qumar, IT engineer, Synopsis Solutions Ltd
8 years ago

PortFast is the solution to this problem of delays when client computers are connecting to switches. PortFast is not enabled by default. With PortFast enabled on a port, ... See More