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If you're going to access your NAS box, you have to be connected to the same network it's connected to.
Learn something new everyday!
I knew this, but didn't notice that my laptop had decided to connect to the OTHER wifi when there was a connection hiccup.
I don't have the knowing to tell it to use one over the other when both are available and to disconnect from one to the other when the preferred one is down but returns after the machine connects to the secondary.
Is it a deliberate choice to have the two WAPs on different networks?
ReplyDeleteI run four WAPs at home, physically connected to the same switch. and devices that connect to any of them are all dynamically allocated addresses on the same IP network.
Our set up is deliberate.
DeleteI did not set it up, so I don't claim to understand it fully.
JT can step in and explain if he'd like. I think he reads the comments.
We have one wifi/ethernet switch hooked to the wall. This is the default unit from our provider.
DeleteThe second wifi/ethernet is hooked into the first box to allow access to the outside world.
The NAS is on the second box.
The machines that access the NAS are, likewise, connected to the second switch.
The machines that DON'T access the NAS are connected to the first switch.
JT said that keeps the stuff on the 2nd box somewhat isolated from stuff.
Good idea - create a DMZ to make it harder to hack.
DeleteI do the same sort of thing with a Linux firewall/router and a whole lot of other infrastructure that is not strictly necessary for a home setup, but that allows me to practice for my day job.
Since I've been called out....
ReplyDeleteThag described it correctly, the wifi from the ISP router is the OTHER wifi and he has a second router behind the ISP router for his personal network. I recommended this configuration so that his personal network is isolated from the ISP snooping around when they come in to troubleshoot/maintain/service problems with their router. Additionally, this allows him to set his passwords as he wants and give him the ability to swap ISPs at anytime without having to change anything on his personal network and still allows his personal network to function if by chance his ISP router is non-functional.
-JT
It will depend on the OS your computer has but current Windows (10/11) has a mechanism for setting a preferred network by selecting the "connect automatically" check box when connecting or by flipping the "connect automatically" toggle in network properties in settings. You can also tell your device to forget the ISP Wi-Fi mobile devices, Mac and Linux should have similar settings, I know my Android phone allows setting connect automatically and forgetting networks. If you don't have a use for the Wi-Fi on the ISP box you can often turn off Wi-Fi and only use wired connections to access or manage it.
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