Guest network with separate DHCP server?

[timonoj]

Hi guys! My network has a separate DHCP server (mi Pi-hole), and now I'm considering to completely isolate some devices I don't trust so much in my network, but that still need internet. So the guest networks function of my AC68U seemed a great idea! Except of course, because the network is isolated, they don't even reach the pi-hole for DHCP settings. Is there any solution to this? Could I enable DHCP only for the guest network?

Thanks!

 

[skeal]

Hi guys! My network has a separate DHCP server (mi Pi-hole), and now I'm considering to completely isolate some devices I don't trust so much in my network, but that still need internet. So the guest networks function of my AC68U seemed a great idea! Except of course, because the network is isolated, they don't even reach the pi-hole for DHCP settings. Is there any solution to this? Could I enable DHCP only for the guest network?

Thanks!

How large is your network? Why use another device to do a service that would work better without it, through out the network? I'm kind of puzzled unless you have lime 100 connected dhcp devices and even then why? IMHO.

 

[skeal]

DHCP is best served by the primary router, in a SOHO environment anyway.

 

[timonoj]

Thanks...that was the recommendation of PiHole, at least for better tracking of the connected devices on its statistics console.

 

[skeal]

Thanks...that was the recommendation of PiHole, at least for better tracking of the connected devices on its statistics console.

Any device using arp can show you connected devices, I suspect Pi-Hole would use the same. If you run the arp -a at the ssh prompt of the router it will give you the connected devices as well, but no fancy stuff just the data. It doesn't need to be a server. Cheers!

 

[timonoj]

Thanks...I guess I'll disable the Pihole's DHCP then. Thanks for the help!

 

[ColinTaylor]

This might be of interest to you if you hit problems: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/y...-merlin-guest-wifi-inc-ssid-vpn-client.45924/

 

[skeal]

YazFi is brilliant for IoT devices!! Great contribution!