unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoBenefits of running 2 Wi-Fi networks from the same router? What are the downsides? (I don't know if there is a better community for this question)message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareBenefits of running 2 Wi-Fi networks from the same router? What are the downsides? (I don't know if there is a better community for this question)unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
I am worried that there is not really a benefit of doing that, just more noise and energy consumption.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoBut you don’t need several LANs for this. This can easily done with proper routing. A can access internet and internal network addresses. B can only access internet, and C can only reach internal addresses.
But you don’t need several LANs for this. This can easily done with proper routing. A can access internet and internal network addresses. B can only access internet, and C can only reach internal addresses.