Re: Multi-Networking in Linux - Multiple Subnets

The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:50:28 +0100
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Organization A little, after lunch
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 31/07/2026 12:43, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-07-30 23:18, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:58:28 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>
>>> The ISP configures the router so that it is mandatory to use
>>> 192.168.1.*, and they take a good chunk of it for their own usage. I
>>> have no recourse but using this non standard network.
>>
>> I remember seeing one setup -- I think in the house of a friend of a
>> friend -- where there, not one, but *two* routers between the house
>> LAN and the Internet. The outer one specified one private LAN, while
>> the inner one put the house machines on an entirely different one.
> 
> Problem for me, is that the TV set expects the router to be on 
> 192.168.1.*. I would have to connect any TV on the house to the first 
> router, and have two wires.
> 
You use a second dhcp server on the second router
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