IP address assigned automatically in bridge network

[jaipak]

i am student , i have to make LAN connection in my university department which is composed of more than 50 computers , now i have two LAN card in my PC , one is builtin and second LAN card of 1000 gigabits i installed. i connected the main internet connection to my 1000 gigabits LAN card and after that i connected the internet cable one end to builtin LAN card and other end to main switch, then i bridged the both LAN card connection, so that main internet connection should be flow from my PC to switch then to other computers but problem is that i had to assign IP address to other computers manually which is problem in case of more than 50 PC , so i want a solution so that other computer could be assign ip address dynamically(automatically

 

[bill001g]

Just buy a router and use it instead of the PC. You could load software into the pc to make it a router but it is not worth the effort when you can get a inexpensive router.

 

[jaipak]

but sir i want to make the pc to work as switch so that i can measure the network traffic of my department

 

[bill001g]

So then load something like pfsense onto the device. You need function that a router/firewall provide. Microsoft windows is not designed to do what you need. There are software packages that will run on windows but the ones that work well cost money. It easier to just load a linux based OS and you get most feature for free built in. There are a number of free preconfigured router/firewall images but pfsense is the most popular.

 

[jaipak]

sir is there any code or command or any solution through which IP address to other computer can be provided dynamically ? without using any 3rd party software in bridge mode

 

[bill001g]

It is not a function of the OS when you run the interfaces in bridge mode.

 

[jaipak]

ok, thank you very much for your answers

 

[jaipak]

sir could you tell me that how to monitor traffic on switch , means how to configure switch so that the traffic should flow through my system than on to switch

 

[bill001g]

Some switches have the ability to make a copy of traffic from a different port and send it to the port your pc is connected to. This goes by many names like port mirror or port monitor