> On Mon, 12 Jan 2009, Kenn Humborg wrote:
>> > Not the way I'd leave it configured, though :-)
>> If you're running a network that needs STP (i.e. any non-trivial
> network) it's best to leav it on port-fast.
>> De-configuring STP on ports is a recipe for someone to accidently
> plug create a loop and melt your network in a potentially very
> tedious to debug way. This risk increases with network size and users
> obviously.
>> Unless you meant something else..
I meant leave STP on but portfast off on the uplink port.
Later,
Kenn
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