Ive been trying to set this up correctly for a while, and this is as close to successful as I've been. This layout has worked but is not reliable. Every once in a while access to the outside internet drops and requires a reboot of the modem and access point to fix.
I've diagramed the network for your viewing pleasure (masking out my static IPs)
I have Comcast businness so that I am able to get static IPs.
I was experimenting with static routing for a while, since the server and laptops are on different subnets (255.255.255.0 vs 255.255.255.248)
So, what I need to know is if there is anything in here that could be causing the random outages.
If the best course of action is to rip this up and configure it another way, so be it, but I have no idea where to start.