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JFrederick29,<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Thank you for your response. While waiting for a reply to this question I found supporting comments to yours here ... <br />
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23188907/STP.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+stp+us" rel="ugc">http://www.experts-exchang<wbr />e.com/Hard<wbr />ware/Netwo<wbr />rking_Hard<wbr />ware/Switc<wbr />hes/Q_2318<wbr />8907.html?<wbr />sfQueryTer<wbr />mInfo=1+st<wbr />p+us</a><br />
I hope you enjoy this one ... it was an easy one. :)<br />
Thank you for your time, <br />
Naerwen <br />

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JFrederick29,
     Thank you for your response. While waiting for a reply to this question I found supporting comments to yours here ...
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Networking_Hardware/Switches/Q_23188907.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+stp+us [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23188907/STP.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+stp+us]
I hope you enjoy this one ... it was an easy one. :)
Thank you for your time,
Naerwen


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Jfredrick was right on the money with his suprise. Easy and straight to the point.
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Jfredrick was right on the money with his suprise. Easy and straight to the point.

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You can also create switch loops &nbsp;by running things like Virtual machines where you have more than one machine running on a single pc and each has its own IP address.<br />
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Keep it running...<br />

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You can also create switch loops  by running things like Virtual machines where you have more than one machine running on a single pc and each has its own IP address.

Keep it running...


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All,<br />
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As I understand it, STP is meant to be used in a multi-swtiched environment to prevet broadcast storms and loops within the given switching fabric. <br />
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Since I have ONLY one swtich at my location, is there a benefit to implementing it? (it's really an on/off command or check button on the http interface.) If there is, can someone please elaborate ... as briefly as possible, of course.<br />
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I understand that this maybe a newbie question, but, you know, I just don't know and need advise. :)<br />
<br />
Thank you,<br />
<br />
Naerwen
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All,

As I understand it, STP is meant to be used in a multi-swtiched environment to prevet broadcast storms and loops within the given switching fabric. 

Since I have ONLY one swtich at my location, is there a benefit to implementing it? (it's really an on/off command or check button on the http interface.) If there is, can someone please elaborate ... as briefly as possible, of course.

I understand that this maybe a newbie question, but, you know, I just don't know and need advise. :)

Thank you,

Naerwen

Should I use STP since I only have one switch?

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.