[CoLoCo] set up one secure ap and one game ap

[Jim Hutchinson]

Thanks Joey. Didn't know that about open vs. shared. However, I don't know
if mac filtering will buy me much security. It would keep out casual or
accidental connections, but as I understand it, it's pretty easy to spoof
mac ids. Ideally, I want to be able to set that AP outside the LAN so anyone
connecting only has WAN access (i.e. no ability to see anything on the LAN).

Thanks,
Jim

On 8/24/07, Joey Stanford <joey at canonical.com> wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> For the WEP one you want mac address filtering.  Specifically, add the
> mac address of your nintendo and then set the option to restrict all
> mac addresses except for that one.
>
> Also, for the two wep settings (open vs shared) you want OPEN since
> it's easier to crack shared (generates more noise).
>
> Joey
>
> On 8/23/07, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> > I've been trying to figure this out for a couple days now and not much
> luck.
> > I'm wondering if any of you can give me a simple explanation or point me
> to
> > one.
> >
> > Here is the scenario: I have 2 wireless routers. I want to set up one
> that
> > is as secure as can be. In fact, I think I already have this. My main
> router
> > is set up with WAP2 personal. The trick is the second router. I want
> this
> > one to be set up as a game ap with minimal security. The nintendo ds for
> > example, can't do WAP only WEP. So I can set this one up with WEP but
> being
> > that it's not really secure I'm concerned that I have a weak spot.
> Anyone
> > cracking WEP and connecting to that router also has a connection to the
> rest
> > of the lan network. I'm not too concerned about them getting free
> internet.
> > But I am concerned about giving someone a backdoor to my network with
> lock
> > that is broken.
> >
> > How do I set up the second WEP enabled router to isolate it from the
> overall
> > lan and provide a web connection only? Between a Linksys wrt54g and a
> D-Link
> > wbr-2310, which would you set up as the secure router and which as the
> > gaming router? Is one "better" than the other?
> >
> > Currently, both routers have DHCP off and the actiontec modem dishes out
> > DHCP. The two routers and actiontec are set up like this:
> >
> > Actiontec ----> Linksys (connected to lan port) ----> D-link (from lan
> port
> > on Linksys to lan port on D-link). This set up works. Both APs can be
> > connected to with a laptop and both have internet and lan connectivity (
> > i.e. a laptop connected to either wireless ap can see both routers, the
> > actiontec, other computers on the network, the network printer, and so
> on).
> > I don't want this much connectivity. D-link or Linksys to internet only
> and
> > nothing else. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Sorry that is kind of confusing. I was tying to give a clear picture.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> >
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