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Forward all LAN traffic to the switch instead of the switch routing it

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dalyvk-engine

2024-02-06 13:42:37 - last edited 2024-02-17 02:24:50

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Forward all LAN traffic to the switch instead of the switch routing it

2024-02-06 13:42:37 - last edited 2024-02-17 02:24:50

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Model: TL-SG3428

Hardware Version: V1

Firmware Version: 1.1.8 Build 20230602 Rel.73473

I have a router and the said switch. How can I make the switch forward all LAN traffic to the router instead of the switch doing the routing.
Router is a Mikrotik RB750gr3
COMPUTER 1 -> SWITCH -> ROUTER -> SWITCH -> COMPUTER 2
instead of
COMPUTER 1 -> SWITCH -> COMPUTER 2

I already disabled L3 IPV4 Routing.

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KJK

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2024-02-06 18:30:14 - last edited 2024-02-17 02:24:50

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Re:Forward all LAN traffic to the switch instead of the switch routing it-Solution

2024-02-06 18:30:14 - last edited 2024-02-17 02:24:50

@dalyvk-engine

L3 traffic will go through the router. L2 traffic will be handled by the switch for all devices connected to the switch that are in the same broadcast domain. That’s what switches do. Do you want all L2 traffic to go through the router? What is your use case for it? That would be rather an unusual requirement.

Kris K

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Tedd404

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2024-02-11 12:07:36 - last edited 2024-02-11 12:10:15

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Re:Forward all LAN traffic to the switch instead of the switch routing it

2024-02-11 12:07:36 - last edited 2024-02-11 12:10:15

@dalyvk-engine

Totally agree with kjk.

You are doing it wrong. There's nothing on the switch and doing the routing.

If they are on the mac address table, which means connected to the same switch, it'll find its shortest path which should be mac address forward it accordingly. Store and forward which is what the switch does.

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