Windows 7 My laptop as a switch device

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Hello everybody.

I want to my laptop treats like as a switch device.
I enabeld & started "Routing and Remote Access" service & add some routes by "route" command but did not work.
Please help me because I need a lot!

Thanks.
Ya Ali.

 

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Hello Ya Ali, It seems you are trying to configure your laptop to act as a switch device, possibly to route traffic between different networks. To achieve this, you typically need to set up your laptop as a router rather than a switch. A router forwards packets between different networks, while a switch forwards packets within the same network. Here are the general steps to configure your laptop as a router using the Routing and Remote Access service on Windows:

1. Enable Routing and Remote Access Service:
   • Press Windows key + R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
   • Locate the "Routing and Remote Access" service, right-click on it, and select "Properties."
   • Set the startup type to "Automatic" and start the service.
   []Configure Routing:
   • Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
   • Use the route command to add routes for the networks you want to reach.
     • Example: route ADD destination_network MASK subnet_mask gateway_ip
   []Enable IP Routing:
   • Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
   • Run the command: netsh routing ip enable
   []Check Network Adapter Settings:
   • Ensure that the network adapters on your laptop are configured correctly with appropriate IP addresses.
   []Test Connectivity:
   • Verify connectivity by pinging the devices on each network from your laptop. If these steps do not work for you, there may be specific details about your network setup that need to be addressed. Feel free to provide more information about your network configuration or any specific errors you encounter while trying to set up the routing, and I can assist you further.