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[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You can bring a surprisingly large number of network segments down just by plugging both ends of the same cable into a dumb switch. It probably won't happen immediately, but eventually you will get a broadcast storm which will propagate until it hits an element smart enough to snuff it out.