Router and Switch VLAN Configuration for Isolated Network
- by Ben
I haven't worked with VLANs much in the past and I was hoping if I could get a good explanation of what I need to setup for this to work.
I have a Netgear WNR2000v2 router and a Netgear GS108T smart switch currently in my network. The fourth port on the router connects to port one on the switch. I would like to be able to isolated port 8 on the switch for use as a "guest port" when I bring home malware infested PCs for repair. I figured the VLAN capabilities of the GS108T would be able to do this for me, but I think I have a misunderstanding of how the VLAN actually works.
Port 8 needs internet access but should not be able to communicate with the rest of the PCs on the home network. The subnet for the home network is 192.168.1.0/24 and I would like the guest PC to have A) 192.168.1.64 or B) 192.168.2.2. I am reading a lot of stuff about port trunking and VLAN membership, but I am confused as to which setup needs to be in place to make this work.
Any help is greatly appreciated! Let me know if there is more information I need to provide. Definitely looking to learn something from this project.
Thanks!