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Segregate single computer wireless
Name: juris Date: October 28, 2005 at 06:33:46 Pacific OS: Win2000Pro CPU/Ram: Dual 2.66 Xeon
Comment:
Sorry for the cliche, but I am new to wireless and have an issue I have been working on and reading about for a month or so now.
I have installed a Linksys WRT54G (wireless access point, switch, & router). Directly connected to this is a single computer that currently has the printer attached. I have a laptop and main desktop that are connected via wireless. I use WEP to secure the network.
Here is my new issue. My brother-in-law will be living with us for "awhile" and he uses a laptop with wireless card built-in. I want to allow him to access the internet through my WAP, but I absolutely do not want him to be able to access any of my computers. How do I segregate his computer from my network, yet give him full internet capabilities.
Name: wanderer Date: October 28, 2005 at 07:59:12 Pacific
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In your router do a mac to ip reservation. This way he gets the same ip address every time.
Next put zonealarm on your pcs and put his ip address in the untrusted/deny zone. ZA will block any type of access from his ip address
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: October 30, 2005 at 12:53:51 Pacific
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You're welcome btw
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Response Number 3
Name: juris Date: October 30, 2005 at 14:10:31 Pacific
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I've looked through the manual and every screen of the router setup and can't find this feature on my router (Linksys WRT54G). Also, I did find some websites that referenced this topic and they indicated that this model doesn't have this feature. Is there another way to do the same thing?
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Response Number 4
Name: wanderer Date: October 31, 2005 at 08:07:11 Pacific
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Did you read the post about ZoneAlarm? Its a free download.
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Response Number 5
Name: juris Date: November 1, 2005 at 08:51:22 Pacific
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Yes, and I've put them on all my PC's, but it only filters specific IP's and I can't figure out how to make this router assign this single computer a static IP. Every time he connects, it's something different right now.
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Response Number 6
Name: smartypants Date: November 2, 2005 at 02:18:18 Pacific
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switch off DHCP on your router and assign all your pcs a static address...inlcuding his.
problem solved
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Response Number 7
Name: juris Date: November 3, 2005 at 18:09:41 Pacific
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