Comment on Setting up a private network in shared apartment
9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Honestly, if you’re using your own router, you won’t need to worry about VLANs as long as your router separates your private network from the shared one.
For example, if the shared network is 192.168.0.0/24, you can make your private network 192.168.5.0/24 and have your router’s firewall block incoming traffic from 192.168.0.0/24. Only allow WAN traffic out, and allow return traffic.
Then have your router or connected server act as the authoritative DNS and DHCP servers for the 192.168.5.0/24 private network.
One wireless AP will be used in client mode to connect to the 192.168.0.0/24 shared network. The other wireless AP will be used as an access point for other devices to connect to the 192.168.0.5/24 private network.
Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Ah that makes sense. I thought I needed the VLAN to separate my network out from the rest.
I am a bit confused about your last paragraph though where you mention 2 APs. Do you mean my private AP and the AP used by the rest of the apartment or do you mean that I have to get 2 APs?
9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You need VLANs if you want separate networks on the SAME router. But if you have separate routers, then you don’t need VLANs.
You will need two wireless access points. If the router you mentioned has two wireless access points built in, then just set one to connect to the shared network, and the other will act as an AP for your private network. Then the router can be configured to send WAN traffic out of the shared network AP.
If you use a router that only has a single AP built in, then you will need to purchase and additional AP to plug into one of your router’s LAN ports so that it has two total.
Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I’m not sure how to find out whether it has two access points. Performancewise I believe the specific model I have selected should be fine.