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What could be happen to the rest of the network if by mistake we bridge two ports of TL-SF1008P switch?
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Hey
As i have never tested this personally its only theoretical..
However my thinking is that the switch being of the un-managed type likely wouldn't have STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) and therefore wont detect a loop in the network.
Gut feeling it will start to flood the network and performance would suffer massively as packets go round in a circle.
You would likely notice the LEDs on the ports flashing frantically / beyond normal levels and performance will drop, usually the first thing to go is DHCP; namely the clients stop getting or are unable to renew addresses.
This could likely be a bad thing!
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@Philbert Thank you!
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