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Home Internet IP address madness.
I figured I could simply set the gateway IP, SSID, and password exactly the same as my old DSL modem, but nooo, first T-Mobile says my old password is too short... Is there a way to change the gatew...
What you want to do is perfectly rational and there are no technical issues. It is one of a thousand valid ways to lay out your network.
Simply define a subnet that is big enough to hold all your categories. That single subnet will have a single gateway with an address in that subnet. Everything in the subnet will talk to the gateway via ARP. The gateway then routes to other subnets.
Later, if you decide, you can break the categories into individual subnets in the same lan (multinetting) and route between them.
Or, you could break them into lans/vlans and connect them via bridges.
Or, you could break them into lans/vlans and individual subnets and route between them.
VLANS can be defined by the device or the switch. So, if the device doesn't support vlans natively, you can use a switch from that does.
