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--- switchingloop [2022/06/17 18:38] – [Example of Switch Loop and Fix] jim
+++ switchingloop [2022/06/17 18:41] (current) – [Finding Switch Loops] jim
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-=====Switching Loop=====
+=====Switch Loop=====
-Switching loops are caused when ethernet cables get plugged in willy-nilly/whack-a-mole and create a physical and logical loop. That's tech speak for "randomly."
+Switch Loops are caused when ethernet cables get plugged in willy-nilly/whack-a-mole and create a physical and logical loop. That's tech speak for "randomly."
 The #1 symptom of a switching loop is intermittent functionality of network connections (like phones, sound systems, etc..), freezing/halting/breaking up every few seconds-minutes as the switches involved reset because of high load.
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 This might be simple, just examining most network cables for cross connects may show you 2 or three cables between switches. In the video above, there is a 3rd switch off camera that both bottom switches are plugged into, as well as a cross connect.
-**Basic: try unplugging cables one at a time and waiting for 30-90 seconds before plugging back in to see if the blinky light chaos stops and your internet connections as well as device to device connections improve. **
+**Basic:** Try unplugging cables one at a time and waiting for 30-90 seconds before plugging back in to see if the blinky light chaos stops and your internet connections as well as device-to-device connections improve.
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-Advanced: It could be so bad that you decide that it's time to clean up and label cables, this is a good time to unplug everything, and plug them in one by one watching for that tell-tale switch blinking light chaos.
+**Advanced:** It could be so bad that you decide that it's time to clean up and label cables. This is a good time to unplug everything, and plug them in again one by one, watching for that tell-tale blinking light chaos.
-Sometimes, the problem is created by a remote switch or device (like a switch or router/firewall/WiFi access point) under a desk or stuck in a ceiling that is part of the cross-connect. These might be harder to find.
+**Sometimes**, the problem is created by a remote switch or device (like a switch or router/firewall/WiFi access point) under a desk or stuck in a ceiling that is part of the cross-connect. These might be harder to find.
-And probably our best advice: **Hire a professional**. If you are having such problems, a little technology tune-up from a professional can be the start of a wonderful mutually beneficial relationship.
+**And probably our best advice:** //Hire a professional.// If you are having such problems, a little technology tune-up from a professional can be the start of a wonderful mutually beneficial relationship.