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Configuring the unsecured section

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Name: k_semler
Date: June 20, 2009 at 00:26:09 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: 2.349 GHz / 1535 MB
Subcategory: Routers and Hubs
Comment:

I have recently acquired enough equipment, (3 computers and 2 routers), and I have a decent enough connection, (10+ Mbps), that I can finally set up a split LAN (secure for my LAN, unsecured for whoever wants to access it via WAP, yet filtered). Anyhow, here's what I want to do:

1. I have set OpenDNS as the primary router's DNS settings, (all communication is routed through it), and I have enabled filtering of things I will not allow on my network, (advertisements, hate sites, sexuality discussion, drugs, adware, phishing, pornography, tasteless items). I don't want to provide free internet, and be liable for providing an access point, (which is why I am filtering it). However, there is a subject (porn), which I wish to use for myself, but not provide to others. Besides only configuring the unsecured router to get DNS inquiries, (I like OpenDNS because it resolves faster then TWC's DNS servers), is there a way that I could open up porn for myself, but block it on the unsecured side of my network?

2. Is there a way to utilise my unsecured router's WAP as I want it to, and still allow the computer that is on a wired connection to it to communicate with my secured side of the LAN via file and printer sharing? I only want the one computer to be accessible (both ways), but I do not want to open up network sharing to the unsecured section of my network.

3. Is there a way that I can assign newly logged in computers at the first login to my network, (only the first login would be affected, they could stay connected, and the settings on their computer would remain unchanged), to direct to a page that explains the basic rules I have for accessing my freely provided access point, and that I have enabled some filtering on the connection both for my own protection and my legal liability?

4. Is there a way that I can disable the end users from bypassing my filtering without altering their privately owned computers? I am aware that I could completely block, (or re-route to a non-existant LAN address), any inquiries to UDP port 53), but wouldn't that also shut off the DNS service completly?

5. Is there any way I can configure OpenDNS to automatically email me whenever a blocked site is attempted to be accessed? I checked my logs tonight, and a site was blocked that shouldn't have been. I gave permission for access, but it was 6 hours later then what the user would have gained benefit from me doing a net send to the user informing him that the site has been unblocked because it was improperly classified as a malicious site.

6. I have configured the primary router to be able to be administered remotely, (so I can check network status from my phone), yet I need a way to be able to call up my unsecured router which is creating a public subnet within my actual LAN, so it does not have an external IP address. How would I go about doing this? Without giving out specifics, my external IP for my primary router would be 1.1.1.1 port 1080, and my unsecured, (subnet), router has a static internal IP assigned of 192.168.4.5 port 2121. I want to connect to internal router 192.168.4.5 port 2121 from my cellular phone. How do I go about setting up my primary router to allow external network remote login to the secondary router? I have already set the static IP of the internal router as the DMZ, so all external inquiries will not be filtered by the secured router. However, I still don't know how to remotely login to the unsecured router from a remote location. Logging into the primary router is no problem, but I have no clue on how to go about logging into the unsecured router. Do I just use different ports since they both share the same external IP?

The only stupid question is the one not asked.



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