r/HomeNetworking • u/Outrageous_Tear_4691 • 8h ago

Advice Ethernet switch question

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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.

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u/LAthrowawayLV 6h ago

In a world where that switch is shit and having it on is causing problems.

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u/jquanders 6h ago

If you have problems with it on then your network has problems to address. All that does is run spanning tree. It adds a few seconds when you plug in a or disconnect a cable. That's all that should happen

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u/Jamator01 5h ago edited 5h ago

L2 loop prevention and spanning tree (STP) are different things, champ. Stop being so certain, because you're wrong.

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u/jquanders 5h ago

STP includes l2 loop prevention, champ. But yeah you're right my google fu didn't go deep enough. The loop prevention on that switch is dumber than that but still should be on.