Ok, I think that I have figured out how to create some VLANs throughout the house. I only need 3: one to mask off the MOCA gateway from the rest of the network [MOCA], a VLAN to constrain all Wireless connections (with a possibility of changing one MAC address to a different VLAN) [WIRELESS], and the third to be the main VLAN for personal stuff [PERS].
I also have some interesting requirements:
(1) the VPN needs to be able to get to the [PERS] VLAN for access.
(2) the HDHomeRun Prime needs to be able to spew forth on the [PERS] and the [WIRELESS] VLANs.
(3) I want to minimize the $$ outlay for any managed switches.
I found a managed switch (Netgear GS108T-220NAS) at Staples for $109 that seems to be able to do the trick (1GHz). I will be using the VLAN capability on the Buffalo (WZR-HP-G300NH) router (1GHz) and a corresponding VLAN capability on both of the OpenWRT routers (100MHz). Other than that I need only the existing Cat-5 cable in the house.
--LW
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