On Friday, March 16, 2018 04:48:50 AM Joe wrote: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 23:26:38 -0400 > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
... > > I haven't paid attention to this thread from the beginning, but > > looking at the sketch, I'm wondering what the purpose of the 2nd > > router is? Why not instead of a router put a switch there, and then > > (assuming you need another WiFi access point at that position), plug > > the 2 PCs and a wireless access point (not sure of the right name) > > into the switch. > > The network between the routers is a low-security DMZ, with access to > the main network only through the port-forwarding of the second router. > > I have an Internet router, which provides occasional wireless for > visitors, and a server acting as a firewall leading to the rest of the > network, so there's no wireless access to the main network, though I do > have an old wireless router that I can plug in if I need it temporarily. Ahh, understood, thanks! I haven't had the need to do that, and I'm not quite sure how I would go about it, but (thinking on the fly now), I might try putting a switch immediately after the modem, with two routers plugged into that, then a router and one firewall (and one WAP) for the DMZ, and the 2nd router, with a stonger firewall, and 2nd WAP for the LAN. (I like switches ;-) (Of course, most routers incorporate a switch, iiuc.)
