Lan Segmentation

[Curiosityx]

Hi, im looking to split up my existing network, at present i have all my workstations on a 192.168.153.0/24 network and im looking to add another subnet onto it for testing purposes most likely in the 192.168.150.0/24 range.

Has anyone got any recommendations for reasonable Lan routers that would do the job but wont break my bank!

Cheers

 

[Curiosityx]

if he's using PC's spread across a larger area that's not going to work. With subnets he can trial a system like a new SQL database by taking a worstation in situe and adding it and the server to the test subnet. Thus he can test the database in a safe environment witout having to physically move things. Also ip addressing is far more scalable than anything hardware based.

Along the lines of what ive got in mind, eventually i want to have a Wlan on the second subnet, but want to seperate the two for administrative purposes, it will need internet access as well. I have been looking at a 2nd hand Cisco 2500 series that may well suit the purpose.

Simple Diagram:

     Cable Modem
            |
            |
        Firewall                                              Wireless Clients
            |                                                          |
            |                                                          |
        Switch ---------------- Router ------------ Wlan - 192.168.150.0/24
            |
      Server/Pc's - 192.168.153.0/24