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I want to share internet access but not networking with my tenants.
I'd like to offer internet access to my tenants but don't want them to see my computers or each other's computers. How can limit their access to internet only? Is this what WI-FI is?
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Well, then like I said small linksys wireless devices have an AP isolation mode. But it really depends on how many tenants you have, what type of tenants these are, what kind of broadband offering you want to give them... list goes on and on. It's a matter of finding the hardware to suit your needs. Most hardware out there will have some form of isolating ports/access like that. So the better question is what hardware is going to suit the needs of providing the wireless access to your tenants?
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OK. I've used Linksys-G, D-Link-G, and Belkin Pre-N products. There are many features in the setups that I haven't used or understand. Is the AP (what does that stand for?) what I should be learning about? I'd like to share my internet connection with up to 25 workstations.
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Everyone calls it something different. In the linksys they call it "AP Isolation mode" AP stands for Access Point. That's basically the wireless equivilent of a hub. Some call it a "hot spot" mode.
Here's how Linksys describes the AP isolation mode:
"Creates a separate virtual network for your wireless network. When this feature is enabled, each of your wireless client will be in its own virtual network and will not be able to communicate with each other. You may want to utilize this feature if you have many guests that frequent your wireless network."
It's not really possible to give a straight answer on this as they all decided to name it something different.
Here's how Linksys describes the AP isolation mode:
"Creates a separate virtual network for your wireless network. When this feature is enabled, each of your wireless client will be in its own virtual network and will not be able to communicate with each other. You may want to utilize this feature if you have many guests that frequent your wireless network."
It's not really possible to give a straight answer on this as they all decided to name it something different.
actually, reading the question again, i suspect that the computers the tenants are not allowed to get access to are not necessarily also on the wireless side...
if you connect a commonly available access point to an existing wired network, then nothing you do with the wireless configuration will prevent access to hosts on the wired network.
to protect the wired network, some kind of firewall/router is required. For this job, I suggest mikrotik or nocat.net.
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if you connect a commonly available access point to an existing wired network, then nothing you do with the wireless configuration will prevent access to hosts on the wired network.
to protect the wired network, some kind of firewall/router is required. For this job, I suggest mikrotik or nocat.net.
cheers.
Based on the information we were given by the asker I believe both meverest and I gave sufficient answers with multiple options and should split the points.
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agreed
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