Just a switch

[Zaydoon]

Hi there,

I have intel j1425 PC with 4 x 2.5gig ports I want to use it as an unmanaged switch so it can pass traffic from my dream machine. Is there any software or firmware just doing switching(unmanaged switch).

Do the ports  are defaulting to switching behavior on windows 10 (already installed).

Thanks

[Dutch_Master]

Install OpenWRT on it, then in the settings configure as unmanaged switch.

[brwainer]

You can keep Windows 10 and just set up a Bridge and put the 4x2.5Gb ports in it. That’s the same as you’d be doing with OpenWRT.

 

Important note to understand: a bridge and a switch serve the same purpose, they transfer packets between ports based on destination MAC or they copy broadcast packets to all ports. The difference is a switch has dedicated hardware (a Switch Chip or Switch ASIC) to perform this task, while a Bridge is functioning purely in software and all traffic has to pass through the CPU.

 

A 4 port NIC card never has switch chip hardware on it so you can only use a Bridge configuration.

[Zaydoon]

8 hours ago, brwainer said:

You can keep Windows 10 and just set up a Bridge and put the 4x2.5Gb ports in it. That’s the same as you’d be doing with OpenWRT.

 

Important note to understand: a bridge and a switch serve the same purpose, they transfer packets between ports based on destination MAC or they copy broadcast packets to all ports. The difference is a switch has dedicated hardware (a Switch Chip or Switch ASIC) to perform this task, while a Bridge is functioning purely in software and all traffic has to pass through the CPU.

 

A 4 port NIC card never has switch chip hardware on it so you can only use a Bridge configuration.

How

[brwainer]

21 minutes ago, Zaydoon said:

How

Well, when I google "set up bridge on Windows 10" I get a lot of guides for it that you could follow.... my intention was to give you a nugget of information (the fact that you can set up a bridge on Windows 10 to do what you want) and you'd take the initiative of researching the topic from there....

 

Anyway, here's one guide: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-and-manage-network-bridge-connection-windows-10
You would select the four ports, where it says to select two ports.

[Zaydoon]

Thanks