When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spanning tree protocol is an essential function of Ethernet networks, and it provides several ...

I'm a bit at a loss here. I've been managing this switched network and am now beginning to see that I never fully understood STP. I know it's for preventing loops, but right now it's mainly causing me ...

Is the Spanning Tree Protocol a thing that is always operating in managed and unmanaged switches? (Even your basic SOHO Linksys or Netgear switch.) ...