Network loop?

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I have been trouble shooting some strange behaviour on my N2K network and I believe I think I know the cause…have I created a network loop here:

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The Cerbo and the Zeus are both connected to each other, but then they are both also connected to the Raymarine N2k network.

Should I remove the ethernet cable (red) between the Cerbo and the Zeus?

Also where do I put the blue/square terminators? There is only two ports on the Cerbo CanBus, one of which connects to the Multiplus.

If like the N2K network there should be a connector at each end, then I have one spare port on the cerbo, but I would also need two ethernet ports on the other end (Multiplus end?)

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The Zeus should connect to the Cerbo, and the Cerbo connects to N2K.

The MultiPlus is (I hope) connected to VE.Bus, not CAN. If you have it connected to CAN, please undo that and connect it to VE.Bus as appropriate. Terminators must not be used in VE.Bus ports. You may or may not need the VE.Can terminators at all depending on how the rest of the system is connected; please fully read all the associated product manuals and then discuss the setup with your experienced systems installer to ensure that everything is installed and networked appropriately.