I have the following situation and was looking for some advice/help.
First, the current layout looks like:
[router1 is in the garage]
fiber -> edgemax router1 eth0 (DHCP from provider), eth2,3,4 switched 10.10.2.1/24, serving DHCP
router1 eth2 -> asus ap w gigabit switch in AP mode (DHCP off) [line to 1st floor] (SSID X)
router1 eth3 -> netgear prosafe gigabit switch [line to 2nd floor]
netgear switch -> edgemax router2 eth2, eth2,3,4 switched to 10.10.2.2/24 (DHCP off)
router2 eth2 -> eap ac v2 (10.10.2.4) (SSID Y)
various devices connect both to router2, netgear switch and to the EAC and ASUS wireless, all on 10.10.2.0
Recognizing this is overkill, I'm using the h/w I've already got ... and I need the PoE for the EAC AP on the second floor and haven't run a 2nd cat6 from the garage, otherwise I'd just use the switch (I need more than 4 drops). Anyway, the first practical issue is that I cannot connect to 10.10.2.1 from any client on the 10.10.2.0 net. But more importantly I'm wondering if there isn't a better configuration? Does it matter if the switch is coming off router2 or ahead of it? If I connect router1 eth3 to router2 eth0 and create e.g. 10.10.4.1 there and hang the netgear of the router2 switch can clients on 10.10.2.0 see those on 10.10.4.0 (which I'd like).
Thanks in advance for any thoughts/suggestions.