mgcarley
Founder, Hayai Broadband
I will have 2 NIC cards and 2 subnets with 2 wi-fi routers. The routers can be kept in the middle of the coverage area , separated by some distance . The server with 2 NICs will connect to the 2 routers by lan cable as it will give good performance. The wireless clients are going to connect to the server , and not to internet.
Let me know your opinion on this plan
Is there any particular reason you want to subnet the network like that? Would it not be better for all clients to be on the same subnet (especially if a client moves from one area to another, thus changing which router he's connected to).
I say you're better off with 1 NIC to 1 WiFi AP (which should include a 4-port switch), then connect the second WiFi AP to the second LAN port on the first WiFi AP and then you have unified access throughout the premises - not to mention less complication and support requests when peoples devices neglect to acquire a new IP address. Your performance is likely to be about the same and then you can do neat stuff on the server side depending on what you want to achieve.
Remember the tech motto: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
Let me know your opinion on this plan
Is there any particular reason you want to subnet the network like that? Would it not be better for all clients to be on the same subnet (especially if a client moves from one area to another, thus changing which router he's connected to).
I say you're better off with 1 NIC to 1 WiFi AP (which should include a 4-port switch), then connect the second WiFi AP to the second LAN port on the first WiFi AP and then you have unified access throughout the premises - not to mention less complication and support requests when peoples devices neglect to acquire a new IP address. Your performance is likely to be about the same and then you can do neat stuff on the server side depending on what you want to achieve.
Remember the tech motto: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
I'll reply if you cant find anything useful.