Isolating Computers on a network
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:32 am
Ok I have 5 personal computers at work and 2 server computers. What I am trying to do is isolate the 2 server computers from the rest of the network while still giving them internet access. I do this because we are allowing the 2 server computers to be used by some other people and we don't want them to be able to access our personal files on our work computers.
So, here is my setup right now:
All 5 work computers are in the IP range 192.168.1.X with subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Both servers are in the IP range 192.168.2.X with subnet mask 255.255.255.128
I thought that would do the trick but negative 9000 style. Since they are on a different subnet mask the windows server does not show the other computers in 'my network neighborhood' but you can still ping them and mount them as a shared drive and whatnot if you know their IP. How can I stop that from happening while keeping all computers connected to the same network? Maybe add another router between the modem/router and the 5 computers? I am looking for more of a hardware solution rather than software.
So, here is my setup right now:
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internet -> modem/router (hub?) -> router -> 2 servers
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5 work computersBoth servers are in the IP range 192.168.2.X with subnet mask 255.255.255.128
I thought that would do the trick but negative 9000 style. Since they are on a different subnet mask the windows server does not show the other computers in 'my network neighborhood' but you can still ping them and mount them as a shared drive and whatnot if you know their IP. How can I stop that from happening while keeping all computers connected to the same network? Maybe add another router between the modem/router and the 5 computers? I am looking for more of a hardware solution rather than software.