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BPDU Guard vs. BPDU Filter

Darren Ramsey
Level 4
Level 4

Which is better to prevent unauthorized STP devices from disrupting the network? BPDU Guard or BPDU Filter? Assume Portfast is enabled on all access ports.

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tbaranski
Level 4
Level 4

BPDU Guard is what you want -- it disables a port when a BPDU is received. BPDU Filter is different -- it simply tells the switch not to send BPDUs on Portfast-enabled ports, so it has nothing to do with BPDUs that are received.

Ahmede
Level 1
Level 1

I use BPDU guard.. It will shut down the port once it sees BPDU and will send a trap as well (if configured)

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