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EthernetSwitch - 2 OSI layer switch

Intro

EthernetSwitch application allows users to manage connected network interfaces and to create virtual LANs. The application uses the second OSI layer (data-link) to manage interfaces.

Features:

  • Turning on/off-network interfaces
  • Adding Virtual LANs
  • Creating tagged VLANs
  • Private VLANs with Promiscous/Isolation mode
  • SET/GET/TRAP v3 and WALK v1 SNMP Protocol
  • LLDP Protocol
  • GVRP protocol (automatic configuration of VLANs)

Installation

1. (DEBIAN 10) Instal and run using deploy.sh script

To run and deploy the application using one script type the following commands:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/krawat10/EthernetSwitch.git
cd EthernetSwitch
sudo ./deploy.sh

Successful instalation should print the following lines:

● ethernet-switch.service - Ethernet Switch Application
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/ethernet-switch.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-02-01 17:59:47 GMT; 11ms ago
 Main PID: 16371 (dotnet)
    Tasks: 1 (limit: 2359)
   Memory: 756.0K
   CGroup: /system.slice/ethernet-switch.service
           └─16371 /bin/dotnet EthernetSwitch.dll

Application now works as a service.

2. Bundles

Repository contains 1 version of bundled application (executable):

  • EthernetSwitch/publish/EthernetSwitch (Debian tested)

Before executing the application please install the following packages:

sudo apt-get update &&
sudo apt-get install -y aptitude &&
sudo aptitude install -y git &&
sudo aptitude install -y tcpdump &&
sudo aptitude install -y bridge-utils &&
sudo aptitude install -y vlan &&
sudo aptitude install -y tmux &&
sudo aptitude install -y gnupg &&
sudo aptitude install -y ebtables &&
sudo aptitude install -y unzip &&
sudo aptitude install -y snmpd &&
sudo aptitude install -y snmp &&
sudo aptitude install -y libsnmp-dev 

To run the executable, type the following commands:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/krawat10/EthernetSwitch.git
cd EthernetSwitch/publish
sudo chmod 777 EthernetSwitch
sudo ./EthernetSwitch

Successful run should print the following lines:

info: EthernetSwitch.BackgroundWorkers.QueuedHostedService[0]
      Queued Hosted Service is running
info: EthernetSwitch.Infrastructure.SNMP.TrapReceiverHostedService[0]
      Queued Hosted Service is running
info: EthernetSwitch.Infrastructure.GVRP.GVRPHostedService[0]
      Queued Hosted Service is running
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Now listening on: http://[::]:5000
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Hosting environment: Production
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]

3. (Vagrant) Self-deployment VM enviroment

Running self-deployment enviroment (by Vagrant) is available on https://github.com/mp-mp/Vagrant repository. To run the application on VM, simply go to /Vagrant/DEBIAN_SWITH/ directory and type in terminal (Vagrant is required):

vagrant up

Getting started

The application is hosted on 5000 port (http://localhost:5000).

Go to http://localhost:5000 using your browser (if you are using a machine where the application is hosted). You should see a login panel. The default password is admin/admin. Please change it after login.

login panel

After login you should see the following dashboard (rows can be different based on connected interfaces):

login panel

Now you can modify your interfaces!

Project for Gdansk University of Technology (Engineering thesis) - 2021