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hopefully someone has an idea on this.
I have a business with a private wired network, but want to provide a public wireless access point for the internet. Users on this AP should not be allowed to see anything on the private network.
I have tested this using 2 routers I have in my house, managed to get 2 networks up like so
Modem -> Router 1 -> Private Computers
^-> Router 2 -> Public computers
However, router 2 should be acting as the public AP, but anything on it can still ping anything connected to the 1st router.
I don't have the ability to change the Modem to the public side, so the solution needs to just be able to plug into the private network and just provide a public LAN that is separated from the main (private) LAN.
Basically just looking for a product/router that will allow this. I have my eye on a Netgear fvs318 which I think will do the trick, but I'm unsure, so some advice/help/recommendations would be great.
Thanks!
If I was to buy a Netgear FVG318, which supports vLAN, and i assume dd-wrt since these rubbish routers do - should I be ok? I don't quite get vLANs but i'm guessing the set up they provide should be like having your own private lan and not being able to connect outside it? I'm fine with testing the device to make it work, i just want to make sure i get one that has a good chance of working! – Graeme – 2011-05-21T17:12:31.810
I had a quick look - it doesn't look like that router supports DD-WRT, nor does it support VLANs. Looks like the Draytek devices mentioned by @Linker3000 are the only ones that support VLANs out of the box. Looks like they cost about 150$, I'm not sure how hard they are to set up. If you have a few spare routers lying around, go with @Turbo-J's solution. If you have a router handy that's already DD-WRT-compatible, go with this solution. Check if your routers are compatible here or here.
– Codebling – 2011-05-21T22:32:47.300