setting up 2 networks with 2 routers and 1 modum

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ok, so a buddy at work set up his network to where there was 2 networks, one that he used for gaming and everything he useses, and the other that he put his kids on where they did all their things, he gave them less mbs of wifi so that they could watch their movies and he could play his games without those things ever crossing. did i misunderstand and he said 2 modums or is this possible with 1?
 
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Router #1 is going to handle the bandwidth distribution. Router #2 gives you the separate network. If you don't need separate networks (i.e. for security reasons), you can do this with one router - you just need to limit the bandwidth allocation to the IP addresses assigned to the "kids".

With the second router - you are just limiting the bandwidth that the 2nd router can utilize, instead of limiting all of the devices on that network.
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You need 2 routers to accomplish the dual-network. You setup like this: Cable Modem > Router #1 > Router #2. The cable modem plugs into the WAN port of router #1, and a regular LAN output from router #1 to the WAN port on router #2. On router #1, you setup the IP address range of 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.255 and router #2 you setup to 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255. You need to reserve an IP address for the 2nd router to be the same (i.e. 192.168.0.2) - and you can limit the bandwidth assigned to that port (i.e. max of 10Mbps up and 1Mbps down), and you get the rest of the bandwidth.
 
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there are routers that are dual band routers. you can set each band up differently. Also setup each computer to that router for certain access or no access at all. A 'good' router would change the bandwidth for any computer that needs more bandwidth. Many of these routers are called gaming routers.
 
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My router lets me set up separate wireless networks for the B/G devices and the N devices. This is how I manage a scenario like OP's with minimal setup effort and zero maintenance. Plus, one of the SSID's is broadcast for Guests, but really its a funny or mean message to neighbors, depending on your perspective. There are Quality of Service options available and things like that, depending how involved you want to get into it. I could even use the cable modem router's wireless for a 3rd one if for some reason I needed something in a 'DMZ' type setup, like a gaming console.
 
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so plugging in my desktop to my router after doing this will allow me to manage the ip address seperate of the other router? ive done this before just not with 2 networks.
 
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Router #1 is going to handle the bandwidth distribution. Router #2 gives you the separate network. If you don't need separate networks (i.e. for security reasons), you can do this with one router - you just need to limit the bandwidth allocation to the IP addresses assigned to the "kids".

With the second router - you are just limiting the bandwidth that the 2nd router can utilize, instead of limiting all of the devices on that network.
 
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