OpenWrt as Switch

Hi

Was wondering is there a way to use openwrt to turn a five port commercial modem router into a manage or unmanaged switch ? My idea is to put it between modem and actual router and create a mirror port to see watch goes out to ISP from my network

To make a managed switch:

  • Go to Network > Switch
  • Turn VLAN 2 on WAN to "off"
  • Turn VLAN 1 on WAN to "untagged"


To mirror a port, set the following as appropriate in your scenario:

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