"Mike" == Mike Long <mlong@datalong.com> writes:
Mike> I have verizon fios as my internet provider. The setup is: Mike> Verizon (FIOS-G1100) internet facing router. Mike> D Link DGS-1008 8 port swich (currently used to give additional ports Mike> for NAS, computer, printer, etc.) Mike> 1 wifi network for all wireless devices provided by FIO-G1100 router. Mike> The E4200 router is not currently used and I intended to repurpose it to Mike> create the vlans. I can confirm that dd-wrt is buggy with the e4200 Mike> which may be one reason I have not been successful. Mike> Because of my lack of time to dedicate to this project and possible Mike> hardware incompatability I'm thinking I am better off getting a Mike> different router that is capable of assigning differnt vlans to the Mike> ports as well as provide a wifi networks for each vlan. Ideally I would Mike> have 4 vlans for a guest network , iot, personal devices and work devices. Mike> Does anyone have any suggestions for a good router that has this Mike> functionality built in? It depends. I used to think Ubiquity would be the way I would personally move forward... but I've decided that their gateway router wasn't upto snuff, and the rest of their line wasn't compelling enough. Do you have full control of the FIOS-G1100 router? Does it support VLANs? If not, then you'll need another box behind it. Anyway, I don't have personal experience with MicroTik, but it's got a decent rep, and you can get a 10 x 1g system running RouterOS which supports VLANs. https://mikrotik.com/product/RB3011UiAS-RM I've used an APU1 board with OPNsense 20.7.x and it has VLAN support, but I can't say how well it works since I didn't get my core switch and VLANs configured, and was hesitant to do it while the rest of the family is at home with me. But I should. The D-Link DGS-1008 probably won't support VLANs, so you won't be able to put an IoT devices on there. Getting a switch that supports VLANs is key, since most routers don't have alot of ports to use. So getting a switch with VLAN support (careful, my upstair TP-LINK one is said to have trouble where it puts all traffic on VLAN1 no matter what... Depending on where all your gear is located, maybe something off ebay like an old Cisco switch/router with VLAN support would be a good bet? I personally like keeping the WAPs seperate from the firewall/router and then a seperate switch(es) as well. It means more gear needing VLAN support, but it also means that each device does what it does with much less compromise. In any case, please keep sharing your results! John