Re: Wired and Wireless LAN at same time

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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:01:03 -0700, "allegro"
<allegro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I have my home computers on a wired network (nothing fancy, just Windows XP
>Pro on two machines and OSX on my Mac) sharing a cable modem and a printer. I
>want to share the Internet connection with someone upstairs, without giving
>them access to any of the computers or the printer. A wireless LAN would be
>ideal, as it would save me the trouble of running cable. Can I have two LANs
>(Wired and Wireless) sharing the cable modem?
>
>If so, how do I set it up? To free up space, I'd have to run a hub from one
>of my router connections, then (I assume) attach some sort of wirless hub to
>that. Is this correct?
>
>Assuming I get all that working, can I keep the two workgroups separate, so
>that the machine on the wireless LAN does not see or have access to my wired
>workgroup?

Assuming that you have just a single connection cable service, get a wireless
router, and connect that directly to the cable modem. Then connect your current
wired router to a port on the wireless router.

This will give you two LANs - a wireless LAN directly connected to service, and
a wired LAN connected under that. Your 3 computers would be protected from the
wireless LAN, and your neighbor, by your current router.

Be careful, though. Sharing cable service is thought by some to be, at minimum,
a TOS violation.
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