Spanning Tree Protocol and Loop Protection - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 1.2

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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is an important standard that provides a mechanism for switched networks to avoid outages due to network loops. In this video, you’ll learn how loops can cause network issues and I’ll demonstrate what happens when Spanning Tree constantly adjusts to avoid network loops.
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So a Loop is kind of like DDoS-ing your own network. Used your videos & notes for my A+, Net+ without having any IT experience and now working on my sec+.