What are two benefits of using the PortFast feature? (Choose two)

The correct answer is B. Enabled interfaces come up and move to the forwarding state immediately C. Enabled interfaces never generate topology change notifications.. “A switch will never generate a topology change notification for an interface that has portfast https://networklessons.com/switching/cisco-portfast-configuration “Another major benefit of the STP portfast feature is that the access ports bypass the earlier 802.1D STP states (lear

Submitted by certguy· Mar 5, 2026Network Access

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AEnabled interfaces are automatically placed in listening state
BEnabled interfaces come up and move to the forwarding state immediately
CEnabled interfaces never generate topology change notifications.
DEnabled interfaces that move to the learning state generate switch topology change notifications
EEnabled interfaces wait 50 seconds before they move to the forwarding state

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B
90% (18)
D
5% (1)
E
5% (1)

Explanation

“A switch will never generate a topology change notification for an interface that has portfast https://networklessons.com/switching/cisco-portfast-configuration “Another major benefit of the STP portfast feature is that the access ports bypass the earlier 802.1D STP states (learning and listening) and forward traffic immediately.”

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#PortFast#STP#topology change notification#forwarding state

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