Creating an ethernet guest network

[discopatrick]

I have created a WiFi guest network on my RT-AX86U Pro using the YazFi plugin, and I'm happy with the results.

How could I create a similar guest network, but over ethernet?

Is there another plugin that does this? Or perhaps someone has an example of a custom config file?

 

[bennor]

The following add-on script may address what you are seeking (or it may not).

sbnMerlin 1.2.1 - Network Isolation Tool based on Guest Networks, April 19 2024

Hello Guys, I'm writing this post to share the update version of the script I made that automatically creates ethernet bridge instances {bridge} for network isolation, based on the active Guest Networks. An ethernet bridge is a device commonly used to aggregate other individual ethernets (like...

www.snbforums.com

 

[discopatrick]

Thanks for the suggestion @bennor . Unfortunately the author says it's not compatible with other network isolation scripts like YazFi, so I'm hesitant to try it out.

 

[coxhaus]

It should be as simple as creating a VLAN and adjusting the firewall rules for access since you are 1 device.

 

[dosborne]

Or, if you have a spare router, just set it up behind your main router as a wired guest network.

 

[coxhaus]

Or, if you have a spare router, just set it up behind your main router as a wired guest network.

But then you have to deal with multiple firewalls.