The network i am building is a total overkill for home use, but my intention is to learn best networking practices while at it, so please critique, make suggestions and identify pitfalls in my intended layout.
I have a netgear WINDR4300v2 router and i also have "CISCO SYSTEMS Gigabit Dual WAN VPN 16 Port Router (RV325K9NA)"
My network consists of main linux PC, Synology NAS, couple raspberry pi's and multiple network printers (including all-in-one).
My plan is to have the WINDR router connected to the modem and servicing all of wireless devices, while having Cisco router connected to one of the lan ports on netgear and have a private, wired only network hosting NAS, Main PC and other critical infrastructure. The goal is that NAT and SPI of Cisco will isolate critical hardware from wireless hacks.
The problem is that my all-in-one printer does not have RJ45 connector, it's wireless or usb only.
So, would it be better to open up a port in Cisco and forward it to the main PC (seems kinda stupid to me) or I might be able to connect it to one of the USB ports on Cisco router? Or perhaps setup raspberry pi as a usb print server and have it connected to cisco via rj45? I tried to configure the pi print server today, but for some reason it does not want to talk to the printer, need more digging. Connecting all-in-one printer to main PC via usb would be a logistic hassle. Right now i only have netgear router with everything hanging off of it, and printer works fine, but i am not sure how the "scan to computer" would work when computer is in a private sub-net. I guess i could still initiate the connection to the scanner from PC , but won't be able to scan from the printer without opening up port on Cisco?
This is intended to be a learning project as much as anything else, so if you see anything wrong with this layout or if there are any suggestions, load me with info.
Thanks ahead
I have a netgear WINDR4300v2 router and i also have "CISCO SYSTEMS Gigabit Dual WAN VPN 16 Port Router (RV325K9NA)"
My network consists of main linux PC, Synology NAS, couple raspberry pi's and multiple network printers (including all-in-one).
My plan is to have the WINDR router connected to the modem and servicing all of wireless devices, while having Cisco router connected to one of the lan ports on netgear and have a private, wired only network hosting NAS, Main PC and other critical infrastructure. The goal is that NAT and SPI of Cisco will isolate critical hardware from wireless hacks.
The problem is that my all-in-one printer does not have RJ45 connector, it's wireless or usb only.
So, would it be better to open up a port in Cisco and forward it to the main PC (seems kinda stupid to me) or I might be able to connect it to one of the USB ports on Cisco router? Or perhaps setup raspberry pi as a usb print server and have it connected to cisco via rj45? I tried to configure the pi print server today, but for some reason it does not want to talk to the printer, need more digging. Connecting all-in-one printer to main PC via usb would be a logistic hassle. Right now i only have netgear router with everything hanging off of it, and printer works fine, but i am not sure how the "scan to computer" would work when computer is in a private sub-net. I guess i could still initiate the connection to the scanner from PC , but won't be able to scan from the printer without opening up port on Cisco?
This is intended to be a learning project as much as anything else, so if you see anything wrong with this layout or if there are any suggestions, load me with info.
Thanks ahead
Last edited by a moderator:
Facebook
Twitter