Reply To: RT-AX86U wired network connection to second WIFI network Hi all, So I have setup a 2nd WIFI network which I’ve connected all my IOT devices to. I’m now considering setting up home assistant on a virtual machine and…

[kev2021]

Thanks, yes the 2nd WIFI (guest ) network has internet access so i can control IOT devices when not at home.  I realise they could be compromised, which is why I’ve left them in guest network with no access to main network (different IP range) so if worst happens, it will only be IOT devices compromised.  All my storage, files, machines etc wont be affected on main network.

How do I go about getting a VM setup to be on the guest network when it is physically plugged into the router on wired network on main network? Doesn’t seem to be a way I can say port 3 on router is assigned to Guest network meaning it gets IP in guest network range.  If I simply assign my VM a guest IP, it wont work as everything is on the main network IP range so it wont communicate at all to anything.

if I could allocate a port on the router to be guest network via say vlan or something that would do but doesn’t seem to be a way, all LAN ports are on the main network. it seems the guest WIFI is literally just that a guest WIFI, no way to have a wired machine in that network, it looks to be WIFI only.

Thanks

Kev

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