This weekend while fooling around with one of my routers, I chanced to put the WAN input of the main router onto my DMZ vlan. I was able to have a full connection to the outside after I got rid of the first ethernet cable that I was using (it did not register as being connected). When I connected the main router to my DMZ vlan, I noticed that I had a GHz connection (thanks to the GBit switch that I was using) and I was able to connect to the outside with no apparent slowdown of the speed.
I still have an issue though, because I set up the ActionTec router to route specific ports to my main router. However, with this new connection, I have a means of controlling pretty much everything in the house. I was wondering how I might fit my new FVS318N router into the mix. Originally, I was going to put it upstairs and replace 3 devices (my main router, the upstairs switch and the router I use with the media vlan downstairs). The media vlan router is connected into the DMZ vlan in the downstairs bedroom. I was going to use the FVS318N to replace it as I could set up multiple dhcp servers, each tuned to a separate vlan. This has been the issue throughout my house as I expand the capabilities of my setup.
Sounds like I need to explore a little more of what vlans can do for me.
This is a blog mostly about techie things, what I am doing to my apartment network on the cheap, IOT, 3D Printing, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, ESP32, ESP8266, Home Automation, Personal Weather Stations, Things That Go Bump in the Night, and some side issues that need discussing. Remember, sometimes the journey to an end is as much fun as the goal achieved!
