<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Thank you for that explanation. Appreciate it.<br><br></div>Subnetting is good enough for houses right. Is VLAN an overkill (unless I can learn and practice with Mikrotik) ?<br><br>I am assuming VLAN's are supported by Mikrotik.<br><br></div>I converted my old router to an AccessPoint and that router broadcasts 3 SSID's.<br></div>I want to have one called "GUESTS_ONLY" and anyone visiting can join there.<br><br></div>So I make a subnet for that SSID and it is available to guests on the 192.168.4.x network.<br></div>How do I say any computers on 192.168.4.x should not be able to see 192.168.0.x computers ?<br><br></div>Is that a sep step on the router or it is the default at router level ?<br><br></div>-Narahari<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 8:21 AM DJPfulio--- via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I subnet based on security needs, not location. Both methods are valid. In a house, there's usually no need to subnet based on location. The distances are small enough that a CAT5e cable easily connects everywhere and usually, devices on 1 floor are distrusted at the same level as other devices nearby, unless there is a family VPN server or other internet-facing servers running at home.<br>
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Times like this, I really miss the RateMyNetworkDiagram website. There, people would upload diagrams of their different networks for others to rate. It was a good place to see what professionals were doing and the learn.<br>
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Everything from tiny 1 computer + 1 modem "networks" to 20-site Enterprise WAN connectivity would be posted. Sadly, the webmaster decided to hide all the networks behind a php DB lookup so the WaybackMachine couldn't cache any thing.<br>
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I think Narahari is running a Mikrotik router, so it can probably do most of the big boy subnetting with vlans.<br>
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On 1/14/23 23:36, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:<br>
> If router allow that ... yes. I have simple routers that doesn't have<br>
> needed flexibility. Also have couple with dd-wrt firmware ( just for<br>
> testing stuff ) which should be able to take the task.<br>
> <br>
> On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 11:01 PM Narahari 'n' Savitha via Ale<br>
> <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Friends:<br>
> <br>
> I am learning about subnetting so I can set up one subnet for the<br>
> basement, one for the main floor and one for upstairs.<br>
> <br>
> So should I set the static ip and subnet mask for my laptop ?(and<br>
> thereby devices on each floor for their respective subnets ?)<br>
> <br>
> or<br>
> <br>
> Is this something I can set up on the router to say access point in<br>
> basement gets a specific subnet mask ?<br>
> <br>
> If my questions are not making sense, please ignore.<br>
> <br>
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