My job is to write test programs for data loggers (for cars). I have to test 4 ethernet sockets of our data logger. Til now I use some PC LAN adapters, ping and ftp to test these ports. Because amount of LAN adapters in PC is limited, I want to use a Switch to provide more ethernet ports.
Here is my configuration:
PC Switch (managed) Data Logger
cisco SG300-10
192.168.1.101 <---cable-----> <----cable----> 192.168.1.233
192.168.2.101 <----cable----> 192.168.2.233
192.168.3.101 <----cable----> 192.168.3.233
192.168.4.101 <----cable----> 192.168.4.233
When I configure the 4 ports as protected (in switch) it works fine. But I can not detect if one or more ports are broken. I only detect it when all ports are broken. Therefore I added some ACL/ACE rules to the switch to force each subnet to a certain port. But this does not work because (I assume) both sides (PC and data logger) only use one MAC address at their ports.
Can anyone help me to find a solution for this problem ?