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2 routers, 2 separate networks, 1 modem… how? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by TaintPuncher@lemmy.ml to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

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Hey all, I was wondering if anyone could help me work out how to do this? Basically, I have a stupid number of smart devices and my router has become increasingly unstable. I want to have all my IOT devices on one router and reserve the other for priority devices like phones and PCs.

I plan to put my IOT hub on 2G only and my primary hub on 6G and 6e only to avoid 2G congestion.

Problem is, if I connect both my routers to my modem, only one can connect to the internet. I tried putting a network switch between the routers and the modem, no dice.

Does anybody know how I can have 2 separate networks using 2 separate routers on a single modem? Both require internet connection but they don’t need to be able to communicate.

Thanks in advance for any help people can give :)

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[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

My router (asus) gets unstable with 35+ “smart” devices. What ive done is i bought a mesh extender and connected all the smart devices to that mesh so the router has free connections for wifi. Seems to work. More stable now and the wifi connection load is shared.