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01-10-2008, 06:06 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Colombia
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OS: Windows XP SP 2 / Kubuntu 7.10 Gusty
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Making a computer act like a switch
Is it posible to make a computer act like a switch? Whet I want to do is connect a PC with two network cards in a network and make it looks like there's no PC at all, that is, all the traffic that comes from a given network card be transmitted through the other and vise versa. Is it possible to do such a thing?
Is there a program to do it? Do I have to deal directly with the Device Drivers? / the OS Kernel? Thanks in advance, any help... or clues will be appreciated. (BTW: Sorry I wasn't sure where to post this) |
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01-14-2008, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: Making a computer act like a switch
You can make a computer function as a software router in that fashion.... why would you want a switch like that? If all you need is a basic switch, it's going to cost you about $30 @ Best Buy or something...
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01-15-2008, 08:52 AM
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Re: Making a computer act like a switch
Ethernet switches are $10 and up.
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