I am trying to learn more about computing and networking for my own projects, while not interfering with my housemate's access to the internet ... I have:
- T2600G-28mps tplink managed switch
- TL-SG1024 unmanaged switch
- ArcherVR1600 modem
- TS-877 QNAP NAS
- Rack server ( donated by some friends who run a datacentre )
What I want to do is set up:
- Link aggregation for all 4 ports of the modem/router to the managed switch, so that all computers on the network get maximum bandwidth to the internet
- Any apporpriate VLANs to deal with network segements
- free communication between all VLANs, so that I can easily manage computers and send/share files between them
- additional subnets for playing with virtual machines for experimentation, learning, and development
But it seems that either I am suffering a lot of knowledge gaps and don't understand what I should be searching for, or perhaps I am getting something else wrong, I have tried many things, but I can't get it to work.
So, just to start at the beginning:
- The modem/router by default sets itself to 192.168.1.1, with all 4 ports and the wifi in VLAN1
- The managed switch by default has 192.168.0.1 as its management interface for its VLAN1
- If I use the CLI to reset the router ( from my last failed attempt )
- If I then set up a Link Aggregation Group in the managed switch of 4 tagged ports to connect to all 4 ports on the modem/router
- If I create a new switch VLAN to encompass these 4 tagged ports in LAG1 plus another 4 untagged ports to the unmanaged switch, plus additional ports directly to end devices, all ( minus the LAG & ports to the unamanaged switch) marked as edge ports
- IS THERE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT THAT I HAVE DONE INCORRECTLY?
- IS THERE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT I HAVE MISSED?
I guess this doesn't solve all my problems, but at least it would get me started. I thought this was all I would need to do, but clearly I am wrong, as it didn't work, and I tried many things, read lots of articles and help files, but nothing quite explained what I was missing or doing wrong.