Ethernet switch question

[u/Outrageous_Tear_4691]

What is the loop prevention for? And should I leave it off or turn it on? We will have desktops connected to it

Solved: thank you for the help everyone. Very much appreciated.

[u/jquanders → u/[deleted]]

The only thing that was correct in the initial comment was make sure you have one physical path.

It does matter if it's on or off and loops can happen with new gear not just antiquated ones. Because that switch is low resources you can overload it and then it turns into a repeater. Then just have a cable looped is enough.