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loboexe
Feb 03, 2017Aspirant
Routing Between Multiple Subnet
I have two "home" routers. One from from my ISP to provide internet access on 192.168.1.x, and one for WiFi access on 192.168.0.x and then out to the first router as the gateway. I do this for tw...
- Feb 13, 2017
Hi loboexe,
I understand that the IP range of the second router is 192.168.0.x, I'd like to know if it a 1.x IP from the first router. It looks very complicated, it appears that you have configured the second router as another router. I'm looking at VLAN routing, but it seems to be inapplicable on this kind of setup.
Thanks,
JohnRo
Feb 06, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello loboexe,
Welcome to the community!
Can you post a diagram of your projected network setup? A rough sketch will do. This will help us to give you the correct network advice.
Thanks,
loboexe
Feb 10, 2017Aspirant
This is a temp fix untill I get the software router firewall installed. I want to be able to get to the Wifi Printer from the LAN. The LAN is 192.168.0.x and the WiFi is 192.168.1.x
- JohnRoFeb 13, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi loboexe,
I understand that the IP range of the second router is 192.168.0.x, I'd like to know if it a 1.x IP from the first router. It looks very complicated, it appears that you have configured the second router as another router. I'm looking at VLAN routing, but it seems to be inapplicable on this kind of setup.
Thanks,
- JohnRoFeb 16, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi loboexe,
I'd like to get some update on this.
Thanks,
- loboexeFeb 22, 2017Aspirant
The second router is configured as my WiFi gateway, any mobile devices (Laptops, mobile phones and my printer) connects to it on 192.168.0.xxx. Its WAN Port is connected to my NetGear switch, and its gateway set to use my ISP router on 192.168.1.xxx.
All other devices in my house (TV's, my PC, my sons MAC, my servers, xbox and several pi's) connect with ethernet (My house is fully cabled) to my LAN via the switch with the gateway being the ISP router also connected to the LAN.
I did this to seperate WifI traffic from LAN traffic so that when I get my firewall inplace all traffic, LAN and WiFi will pass through the firewall.
This is for two reasons, the ISP firewall on the router is "pants" but more specifically if I added my firewall behind my ISP router and still used it for WiFi connection, LAN traffic would pass through my firewall but WiFi traffic would bypass it as it will just pass directly to the router.
By making WiFi connect to a second router I can force all traffic to pass through the firewall as it will sit between the LAN including the WiFi and the ISP that will have its firewall disabled and be acting as a bridge router to the internet only.
Currently :
All WiFi devices can get to the internet, all LAN connected devices can get to the internet.
All WiFi devices can see stuff on my LAN but stuff on my LAN cannot see the WiFi, in particular I want to be able to print from my PC and my sons MAC to the wifi connected printer but I cannot.
- JohnRoFeb 24, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi loboexe,
At this point, it may not be possible since they are on a different subnet. I suggest getting a firewall/router that can handle inter-VLAN routing.
Thanks,
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