MisterMarcus
join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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July 6th, @01:26PM
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Re: Setting up a custom home network...
said by jimbopalmer  :Um, if you are going to gut it, why not run wires? It is ALWAYS faster and more stable than wireless. 1: The PSP can't go wired.
2: the PDA can't go wired.
3: There will be a wired Ethernet network built in to support the media server, HD-DVR, and 360, but that's a Phase 3 thing. Since it's a prebuilt house it's going to take some doing to wire up the house. That's more expensive and time consuming than to simply do a wireless network in a 4 bedroom home.
said by stevech0 :if you cannot run wire and MUST use wireless... Get some cheap wireless routers and configure them as access points. Give each one a different SSID. Setup one with WEP instead of WPA to deal with the PS3. And so on. Guest access: buy a ZyXel ZyWall router. Use it instead of your normal router. It can wall off guests. Got a link by chance? The only ones I'm finding are over $200...and I'm looking for something more budget-centric. Like, less than $100. Ideally if I could use my existing hardware to get the job done, that would be the optimal. |
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stevech0
join:2006-09-17
San Diego, CA | I don't know of a $50 w-router that will allow your guests to access only the internet. |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
| said by stevech0 :I don't know of a $50 w-router that will allow your guests to access only the internet. Perhaps not stock, but with dd-wrt installed and virtual SSID setup, it is possible.
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MisterMarcus
join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by LLigetfa :said by stevech0 :I don't know of a $50 w-router that will allow your guests to access only the internet. Perhaps not stock, but with dd-wrt installed and virtual SSID setup, it is possible. That's kind of what I'm talking about. Any more details on that type of setup? I'd hoped it would be as easy as a virtual SSID type thing where I can customize the connection based on SSID alone. I'd love to be able to do that.
I suppose worst case I can go the separate router route with an Ethernet bridge and then lock down the "guest" router. I'd just hoped not to have to do that. |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
| I haven't done it yet but have read several threads on the dd-wrt forum on the topic.
Using a separate AP for guest access would require a separate security zone be defined in the upstream router or at least double-NAT which could cause issues for your guests. The ZyXEL router SteveO mentioned has separate security zones but doesn't fall in the sub $100 price range.
If you life in a traditional house where your neighbors are a distance away and hosting APs with less than ideal wireless security, another consideration is to place the AP low in the basement with the antenna horizontal so that the signal is shielded by the earth.
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