Jeff Gaines wrote:
I just spoke to Plusnet, who want to take my landline away, and said my >>Internet speed had dropped from 30 Mb/s to 12 Mb/s over the last 4 years.
They ran a check and said I had 5 WiFi devices and 12 wired devices >>connected to my router which is only designed to connect˙ 3 devices!
Seems pretty low, what router is it?
Presumably they can tap into my router?
Supplied by them? Yes.
Even without, they might use deep packet inspection to get clues about >what's connected.
Is there a way to run 2 different networks at home whereby all the PCs >>can speak to each other but only some have Internet access? Way beyond my >>ability.There's good ways to do it (Separate SSIDs/VLANs and firewall rules) but >there are "other" ways of doing it - e.g. for devices you want to have no >internet, give them a non-existent gateway address.
Is there a way to run 2 different networks at home whereby all the PCsThere's good ways to do it (Separate SSIDs/VLANs and firewall rules) but there are "other" ways of doing it - e.g. for devices you want to have
can speak to each other but only some have Internet access? Way beyond
my ability.
no internet, give them a non-existent gateway address.
Andy Burns wrote:
Is there a way to run 2 different networks at home whereby all the PCs >>>can speak to each other but only some have Internet access? Way beyond my >>>ability.There's good ways to do it (Separate SSIDs/VLANs and firewall rules) but >>there are "other" ways of doing it - e.g. for devices you want to have no >>internet, give them a non-existent gateway address.
Or two routers, one for the isolated devices. That router's WAN port >connects to your internet router.
There can be any number of restrictions or openings, depending on the >capabilities of the routers.
Find a local contractor with network knowledge and discuss what you
actually require. Be prepared to pay sensible money.
Jeff Gaines wrote:
Graham J wrote:People moan about Draytek routers being expensive, but they allow multiple >segregated LAN subnets, even if you don't have a VLAN capable switch, you >can connect one router LAN port to one switch with the "internet" devices, >and another LAN port to another switch for "non-internet" devices ...
There can be any number of restrictions or openings, depending on the >>>capabilities of the routers.
Find a local contractor with network knowledge and discuss what you >>>actually require.˙ Be prepared to pay sensible money.
This is a homebuilt group :-)
What about bringing one of my Gen8 microservers into use. They have 2 x
NIC sockets, one could use 192.168.1.n - with the router on 192.168.1.1
and the other socket 192.168.2.n. the .2 then being used by other
computers?
I could either user fixed IP addresses or set up a DHCP server on the
Gen8 for the .2 network?
The kit in the WiFi cabinet would have to stay on .1 because it needs Internet access.
Jeff Gaines wrote:
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What about bringing one of my Gen8 microservers into use. They have 2 x >>NIC sockets, one could use 192.168.1.n - with the router on 192.168.1.1 >>and the other socket 192.168.2.n. the .2 then being used by other >>computers?
I could either user fixed IP addresses or set up a DHCP server on the >>Gen8 for the .2 network?
The kit in the WiFi cabinet would have to stay on .1 because it needs >>Internet access.
So you will have to learn about networks. You may get a certain amount of >free help here, but you've no guarantee as to how trustworthy it will be. >Most respondents will offer different and mutually incompatible solutions.
You may have to start by specifying in detail what you have and what you >want to achieve.
I want to split the network so one group of kit has Internet access and
a different group doesn't but all kit can communicate with each other. I can't itemise my spares box because over the years it has become a
spares room but I do have a network card with 4 sockets and may even
have some old modem/routers ?
I just spoke to Plusnet, who want to take my landline away, and said my Internet speed had dropped from 30 Mb/s to 12 Mb/s over the last 4 years.
They ran a check and said I had 5 WiFi devices and 12 wired devices connected to my router which is only designed to connect˙ 3 devices!
Presumably they can tap into my router?
Is there a way to run 2 different networks at home whereby all the PCs
can speak to each other but only some have Internet access? Way beyond
my ability.
I want to split the network so one group of kit has Internet access and
a different group doesn't but all kit can communicate with each other. I can't itemise my spares box because over the years it has become a
spares room but I do have a network card with 4 sockets and may even
have some old modem/routers :-)
I just spoke to Plusnet, who want to take my landline away, and said my Internet speed had dropped from 30 Mb/s to 12 Mb/s over the last 4 years.
They ran a check and said I had 5 WiFi devices and 12 wired devices connected to my router which is only designed to connect˙ 3 devices!
Presumably they can tap into my router?
Is there a way to run 2 different networks at home whereby all the PCs
can speak to each other but only some have Internet access? Way beyond
my ability.
I just spoke to Plusnet, who want to take my landline away, and said my Internet speed had dropped from 30 Mb/s to 12 Mb/s over the last 4 years.
They ran a check and said I had 5 WiFi devices and 12 wired devices connected to my router which is only designed to connect˙ 3 devices!
Presumably they can tap into my router?
Is there a way to run 2 different networks at home whereby all the PCs
can speak to each other but only some have Internet access? Way beyond
my ability.
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