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Okay so here is the situation.
Currently inplace we have a Comcast cable router, with a Linksys wireless router behind it. This was originally setup to provide customers with Wifi access.
I have some laptops that currently download large files over a T1 line. It is dog slow compared to the Comcast cable line. I want to be able to take advantage of the Comcast line speeds while still having connectivity to the rest of the network in a secure manner.
I am not a routing guru, so I am not sure the proper course to follow.
I have added what I think I need to accomplish the task. I have added another router with 2 WAN interfaces (The NetGear). I think that I have to have that router to connect to both the comcast with one wan port and the the current network the other. The switch on the NetGear should provide connectivity to both networks if I create a route to the corporate network correct? I should be able to add wireless behind it with relative security and be able to provide wireless devices that connect to it, cable download speeds while still having connectivity to the rest of the corporate network right?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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Currently inplace we have a Comcast cable router, with a Linksys wireless router behind it. This was originally setup to provide customers with Wifi access.
I have some laptops that currently download large files over a T1 line. It is dog slow compared to the Comcast cable line. I want to be able to take advantage of the Comcast line speeds while still having connectivity to the rest of the network in a secure manner.
I am not a routing guru, so I am not sure the proper course to follow.
I have added what I think I need to accomplish the task. I have added another router with 2 WAN interfaces (The NetGear). I think that I have to have that router to connect to both the comcast with one wan port and the the current network the other. The switch on the NetGear should provide connectivity to both networks if I create a route to the corporate network correct? I should be able to add wireless behind it with relative security and be able to provide wireless devices that connect to it, cable download speeds while still having connectivity to the rest of the corporate network right?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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Having the Linksys on the outside of the main LAN is fine. For wireless inside the LAN you need a Wireless Access Point (WAP),...which is not the same thing as the Linksys you have there now.
What model Linksys is it? Most will allow you to have the WIreless and the LAN on different subnets, so the customers will not have access to your LAN unless you specifically allow it.
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