Question

In this lab, your task is to complete the following: Enable all of the necessary ports on each networking device that will allow the computers and the devices to communicate. Make sure you don't create a switching loop. Make sure that any ports that could create a switching loop are disabled.

Answer 1

Answer:

enable the used ports in the router with their respective IP address and only the connected ports in the switch. Allow configure the STP on the switch

Explanation:

Network switches are used to connect a group of computer devices in a network LAN. It is automatically enabled when a port is connected and creates a MAC address table of the computers connected to it. STP or spanning-tree protocol is a protocol used to prevent looping in a switch. Unused ports can be disabled for security reasons.

A router is a network device that is used to forward packets between networks. All used ports in a router must be enabled and configured with an IP address and subnet mask.