william, there is a big diffrent between the two,
fastport allow you to move a port in a stp spanning tree protocol from block mode to forward stat in 5 seconds, which usally take 50 sec, due to the stp protocol. you will use it only when you have a point to point connection like a work station connected directlly to the switch, it you don't have a point to point connection don't use it, you can creat network loop and unstable network. uplink fast Uplink Fast is a Cisco specific feature that, when enabled on an access switch, improves the convergence time of the Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) in the event of the failure of an uplink, if you have redundency of two links that are connected to the router, you can excute the uplink fast command on both links, in case of failure of directly connected line, the stp will open the blocked link in 5 sec insted of 50 secounds. guy Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=26250&t=26236 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
