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LAN question, can I "merge" 2 separate LANs?
My home system now accesses the internet via Hughesnet. I have the
Hughesnet router with an ethernet connection to my ASUS RT-AC66U router. From there I am CAT5A wired to computers and TVs via wires from both the ASUS and a 8 port Netgear switch (GS208). I have a few handheld devices (phones, tablets) that connect wirelessly. Wireless connectivity is such that there are two separate WiFi in place, from the Hughesnet router, and from the ASUS router. For now, I'm using the Hughesnet router only to connect ethernet into the ASUS, because anything I connect wired (or wirelessly) into the Hughesnet router doesn't see any device on the other LAN. The question is, can these two separate LANs be joined so that any device connected to either LAN sees devices in both LANs? Another questions is basically do I have this system set up optimally, or is there a better way to connect? The reason for thinking about changing things is that I'm running out of wired connections, using all 4 ports on the ASUS and 8 on the Netgear switch, while 3 ports on the Hughesnet router are un-used. I could add a 5-port switch alongside the Netgear switch, but adding it only gains me a net 3 additional ports since I have to use one port on the netgear to connect to one port on the 5 port switch. Using the 3 un-used ports on the Hughesnet router would be cleaner. |
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