DHCP on wireless but NOT wired router connections
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DHCP on wireless but NOT wired router connections
Region : UnitedKingdom
Model : TL-WDR4900
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I have been right through the config and can't find how to do this. My network has more than one gateway. Requirement is for wired connections to use a different gateway to wireless connections. I can do this with a separate Zywall firewall on the wired connection between the router and the rest of my network that is blocking UDP ports 67 and 68 but letting everything else through.This means I can enable DHCP on the router and that gives an IP address to wireless clients and traffic goes out through the TP link. On the other side of the firewall the wired clients have their own DHCP server that gives them an address with a different gateway and that traffic goes out through a different connection.
This works great, wireless traffic uses one DHCP router and goes out one way. Wired traffic uses a different DHCP router and goes out the other way but because my Zywall firewall only blocks DHCP traffic the wireless and wired networks can see each other and everything internally so can share and print just fine.
Right, I'd really like to remove the Zywall and configure all of this in the TP-Link, I'm close but I don't think I can. It seems there is no way to differentiate between traffic on the wired and wireless network - even if you use guest rather than normal wireless. ?
Seems the DHCP server is on or off, all or nothing, so can't do it there.
The firewall ruleset I think would allow me to block 67 and 68 but only for all LAN traffic, I can't separate the wired and wireless sections ?
Anyone know if there is a way to do this ? If not on the WDR4900 then maybe another router ?
Yes I could carry on using 2 boxes to achieve this but given the power and options in the latest routers I feel I should be able to do this in the router so saving power, heat, space etc.
Thanks
David.
Model : TL-WDR4900
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I have been right through the config and can't find how to do this. My network has more than one gateway. Requirement is for wired connections to use a different gateway to wireless connections. I can do this with a separate Zywall firewall on the wired connection between the router and the rest of my network that is blocking UDP ports 67 and 68 but letting everything else through.This means I can enable DHCP on the router and that gives an IP address to wireless clients and traffic goes out through the TP link. On the other side of the firewall the wired clients have their own DHCP server that gives them an address with a different gateway and that traffic goes out through a different connection.
This works great, wireless traffic uses one DHCP router and goes out one way. Wired traffic uses a different DHCP router and goes out the other way but because my Zywall firewall only blocks DHCP traffic the wireless and wired networks can see each other and everything internally so can share and print just fine.
Right, I'd really like to remove the Zywall and configure all of this in the TP-Link, I'm close but I don't think I can. It seems there is no way to differentiate between traffic on the wired and wireless network - even if you use guest rather than normal wireless. ?
Seems the DHCP server is on or off, all or nothing, so can't do it there.
The firewall ruleset I think would allow me to block 67 and 68 but only for all LAN traffic, I can't separate the wired and wireless sections ?
Anyone know if there is a way to do this ? If not on the WDR4900 then maybe another router ?
Yes I could carry on using 2 boxes to achieve this but given the power and options in the latest routers I feel I should be able to do this in the router so saving power, heat, space etc.
Thanks
David.