Loops in Networks Are Usually Bad
Without STP, whenever we have parallel connections between Layer 2 devices, such as the connections between SW1 and SW2, we would have Layer 2 loops. Let’s take a look at this using the network configured in the previous section. STP is on by default on most Cisco switches, but for the purposes of this discussion, assume that STP is not running, at least for now.
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