Upgrade your home network setup and streamline connectivity.
Upgrade your home network setup and streamline connectivity.
Hello networking community! I’m working on a project here at home and need your help. We have two buildings (Unit A and B), each with its own network and internet connection, plus routers. The goal is to upgrade both to 2.5 GbE and link them together while keeping the existing internet lines. I already have Ubiquiti APs in Unit A, so I’d prefer staying within that setup if possible. Cloud Gateway Max is installed, and we’re using dual WAN with switches for extra capacity. The challenge is that all routers and internet connections are tied to a single Ethernet run. If we place the gateway in Unit A, both Unit B’s WAN and LAN would have to share that same run, which isn’t ideal. The current routers can’t support VLANs, so changing them would require replacing them or adding more cabling, which isn’t practical without major construction. Could there be another way to separate the networks without overspending? I’m considering swapping at least one router to support VLANs. Any suggestions or alternatives would be appreciated!
Imagine two apartments next to each other, using both. By chance, a cable was drilled through the wall linking them. You want to combine both modems into one router, but only have one cable connecting the two spots. If you use that cable for the modem in Unit B to reach Unit A where the main router is located, you can't send LAN back to all devices in Apartment B. I might have missed the point or made it more complicated than it should be. Thanks in advance! 😄
Hello, I notice two options for this setup. You can split the single cable into two 100MBit/s connections. However, with 2.5G switches that might not be ideal. For VLANs, it depends on your plan. By default, the Fritzbox doesn’t support VLANs, but you can add it using "freetz" if you’re willing to modify the software. I haven’t tried this feature and don’t know its performance. If you prefer not to change the Fritzbox software (for stability or warranty reasons), you’ll likely need to place switches at both ends of the LAN and clear the ISP VLANs on your Ubiquiti router. For using the Fritzbox just as a DSL modem, set it to "PPPoE Passthrough" and connect via the router to the internet. It’s a bit complicated because you’ll need several cables, but it should work in theory. No assurances since I don’t use Ubiquiti routers.