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I have a next problem: I live in a rental which has a common internet connection with neighbors. But I have a local server and smart home devices, so I need to isolate my network from anyone connected to the Main Router.

Right now I just have Router 1 connected to the Main Router with its own DHCP server, so devices from the Main Router wouldn’t have access to my local network. But I also want to connect Router 2 to Router 1 as AP to extend the range of my WiFi.

And I have a couple of questions:

  1. I don’t want to put new cables from Router 1 to Router 2, so I was wondering if it is possible to connect Router 2 to Router 1 through the Main Router so that Router 2 would be on the Router 1 network?
  2. What’s the best way to handle handover between APs of Router 1 and 2? Do I need a mesh network or 802.11k/r/v support is enough?
  3. Is my way of isolating networks (my 192.168.31.1/24 from common 192.168.1.1/24) good? Or is there a better way? I’m the only one that has credentials for the Main Router admin dashboard.
  • kzvdar42@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yes, I’m the one paying for the internet. But previously it was provided by the owner for both renters, so I must provide the same connection (WiFi+ two LAN ports) to neighbors.

    But I want to isolate my network from neighbors and preferably make minimum changes to the Main Router