In reply to a post by PCJM40:

There is always so much stuff out there on the internet to support whatever view you have on a particular subject matter. As you have clearly made your mind up about what you're going to do why not just get on with it.

he has, but he wants others to help him. In life you will always find people who support your idea. The net just makes it soo much easier to find "like minded people"

In reply to a post by Taras:

In reply to a post by PCJM40:

There is always so much stuff out there on the internet to support whatever view you have on a particular subject matter. As you have clearly made your mind up about what you're going to do why not just get on with it.

he has, but he wants others to help him. In life you will always find people who support your idea. The net just makes it soo much easier to find "like minded people"

Sometimes the quantity of post from board members is Inversely Proportional to the Quality.

These days, on these boards, some opinions are expert and in some are really just "Monkey See Monkey Do".

Personally I have always welcomed and I always consider all of the opinions of others but at the end of the day we all need to decide for ourselves. - Posts that say what is wrong are helpful but posts that indicate best practice are even more helpful.

In my OP, I suspected that the presence of some devices, (with very weak passwords), on the Home LAN Network could be a potential security risk inside the Home LAN Network and the more I have checked the more that it seemed possible. - (It is unlikely but it is possible).

I then concluded that some devices, (eg. Hive System, etc), would be better off on a separate LAN which triggered the response that it was not necessary - Well thank you for your opinion but that is my decision.

On this "thread on this board" I have sought alternative viewpoints but I have not asked "Others to Help Me".

From my OP I was open minded towards what I saw as a "Minor Concern" and I still am.

In reply to a post by Fido:

....However, I have a minor concern....

At the time I just using the WIFI Guest Network to separate certain devices, however, if inexpensive minor network tweaks could eliminate an unforseen future system weakness then it would be sensible to consider them and if my use of the guest network was not considered to be good practice then obviously I would modify it.

On a separate issue: Obviously, we all know how to create separate LANs using additional hardware devices but the modern way is to use VLANs and I did seek and I received assistance, (on the Network Board), how to get my router to work with VLANs but that is a separate issue.

In reply to a post by Fido:

On this "thread on this board" I have sought alternative viewpoints but I have not asked "Others to Help Me".

I am amazed you think you're not asking for help, you may be to proud to accept it but by posting the questions below in this thread thats exactly what you are doing. Help comes in many forms.

In reply to a post by Fido:

Is this a potential backdoor into my Home LAN ?

In reply to a post by Fido:

Is any of this necessary ?

In reply to a post by Fido:

Is a VOIP device on the home ethernet network a potential security risk ?

If so, what about Smart TVs ?