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Tyler S

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Total noob when it comes to networking and trying to figure this out is confusing me more and more.

1.) I've got a Centurylink Router/Modem combo

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2.) A small home server to deploy ISO images across the network.

<Connected to>

3.) A Linksys e3000 wireless router.

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Up to 4 wired devices and X wifi devices. I need these connections to be segregated from my home network.

I got the server able to access the internet via the Centurylink router/modem, but subnets and ip addresses are not my forte and I can't get the Linksys Router to access the internet, and subsequently, neither will anything behind it.

I greatly appreciate any input that you guys can assist me with. Not really sure where to start with info. Should I give you the local IP of the server and start there?
 
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ronintexas
There are always those super complicated configurations that save you $50 in hardware, but they take you days to get it going....and how much is your time worth. Consumer routers do their job fairly well....let them carry the load....LOL.
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What do you mean by you want to segregate the home network? Are you referring to totally isolating a group of computers on the network?

Example:

Century Link Modem > Home Network > Computers

Linksys e3000 > Segregated Network > Computers

The computers in the two networks will not be able to see each other - it would only be the computers within the individual networks?
 
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Tyler S

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Basically yeah, the server and anything connected to the Linksys router need to be seperated from anything connected to the Centurylink Modem/router.
 
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The easiest way to configure a network like this would be to setup the Century Link modem and put two routers (one for each network) behind the Century Link Router. Reserve IP addresses for each Router on the Century Link Router. Connect the LAN ports of the Century Link Router to the WAN ports of the Network Routers.

Then connect the computers to the routers. If you don't put the second router in, the computers behind the linksys router will see the computers connected directly to the Century Link Router - but the computers on the Century Link Router won't see the computers behind the linksys Router.
 
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Tyler S

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Thanks, ronintexas, I may have to go that route (pun intended) if no other solutions are found. Thanks again.

 
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There are always those super complicated configurations that save you $50 in hardware, but they take you days to get it going....and how much is your time worth. Consumer routers do their job fairly well....let them carry the load....LOL.
 
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