NetVanta 1531p, two networks, one shared printer, no data crosstalk, how to configure?

[madmax58]

About my self;

     I have been working in the IT field since before '86 but I'm a newbie to network switch configuring.

Task background;

     I've been tasked with setting up a NetVanta 1531p switch to share one printer from two networks and no data sharing between the two networks.

     I've also downloaded all documents I could find on this switch NetVanta 1531p, from the wed page for research.

What I'm asking is;

     I have two networks, one printer to share, a NetVanat 1531p switch and block any data sharing between the two networks.

     What would be the best configuration setup for doing this task?

     And if I could also get any configuration guide lines I should follow, that would be very helpful.

Thank You,

     Jason Nice

[madmax58]

Looks like, from what I've read from other site and this one, VLANs configuration is the way to go.  Will now look into the configuration of the unit's VLANs, so I end up with a working configuration that supports my needs in the way of this task. If anyone has input for their config, that would be helpful, I'm still a newbie at this but willing to learn as much as I can.

[Anonymous]

The default gateway's of the two networks would be used to route to the printer and back from the printer.

• If the NV1531P is set up to route using VLAN interfaces between the networks and to act as the network default-route or default-gateway to these two networks, it will route everything between networks.
• Therefore the best configuration would be done on the network gateway / router to allow the specific traffic between VLAN's.
• This would not be best if it was required to run at line speeds since the router is normally slower than a switch.

Hope this provides the network design information you were requesting.