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I have four switches in my environment. &nbsp;procurve 2560's. &nbsp;i am looking for some configuration advice on how to connect them together. &nbsp;currently i have them all connected together like a chain;<br />
switch one &gt;&nbsp;switch 2, switch twe &gt;&nbsp;switch three &gt;&nbsp;switch three &gt;&nbsp;switch four<br />
I currently have the servers plugged into switch two.<br />
what i am looking for is the optimal connection for bandwith; configuration adivise, connection suggestions.. ect.. spanning tree?
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I have four switches in my environment.  procurve 2560's.  i am looking for some configuration advice on how to connect them together.  currently i have them all connected together like a chain;
switch one > switch 2, switch twe > switch three > switch three > switch four
I currently have the servers plugged into switch two.
what i am looking for is the optimal connection for bandwith; configuration adivise, connection suggestions.. ect.. spanning tree?

connecting switches

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.