hi guys,
i'm working on setting up a network with a version of the 3-router approach to seperate the network into 2 mutually exclusive segments. i'm actually using 2 routers and experiencing some things that seem odd to me. i've uploaded a diagram of the current configuration.
my understanding is that when you place a router in place it seperates the networks lan and wan sides so direct communication is not possible. what i'm seeing happen is that there are 2 ranges of ip address (one from each router) that are easily visible from either side of router B. at the very least B should see A and A not see B but router B seems almost transparent in this case. i can actually connect to the WAN port on router B from the Lan side of router B.
anyway. my question is that for the results i'm desiring is it required that i have 3 routers or is it possible to configure things with only 2 routers? thanks
i'm working on setting up a network with a version of the 3-router approach to seperate the network into 2 mutually exclusive segments. i'm actually using 2 routers and experiencing some things that seem odd to me. i've uploaded a diagram of the current configuration.
my understanding is that when you place a router in place it seperates the networks lan and wan sides so direct communication is not possible. what i'm seeing happen is that there are 2 ranges of ip address (one from each router) that are easily visible from either side of router B. at the very least B should see A and A not see B but router B seems almost transparent in this case. i can actually connect to the WAN port on router B from the Lan side of router B.
anyway. my question is that for the results i'm desiring is it required that i have 3 routers or is it possible to configure things with only 2 routers? thanks