Why did they come up with the Spanning Tree protocol, or rather what problem does it solve? And what are broadcast packets - why do they walk around the network and where do they come from?

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    This protocol solves the problem of multiple network connections. That is, if there are ring structures in the network (roughly speaking, from one switch to another you can go through several different cables), the switches disconnect those connections that are currently redundant.

    This is done so that the packages do not go in a circle.

    If suddenly something destructive overtakes one of the links and it stops transmitting data, the switches will find a workaround (alternative) route to bypass the damage (if there is such a way)

    And broadcast packets are those that go to all recipients connected to this network segment at once. They indicate the destination MAC address FF: FF: FF: FF: FF: FF