"Ron" <fdskljfoiewiorewuokdvsfds@FI74as32etwIOtrFewDS.co m> wrote in message
news:c8e57$4501eaf0$4286329d$12037@msgid.meganewss ervers.com...
> Siggie3 wrote:
> > Thank you guys for all your help. I think we will be going with
> > firewall & client isolation.
> > Bryant Smith wrote:
> >
> >>Siggie3 wrote:
> >>
> >>>I'm trying to share the internet connection from my cable modem with my
> >>>housemates. We already share the cable bill for TV, but until now I
> >>>was the only one who wanted the broadband cable internet so I've been
> >>>carring that part on my own.
> >>>
> >>>Now that we would like to make the single connection available to each
> >>>of our computers, I'm in the funny position of trying to come up with a
> >>>way of doing that without linking our computers together. For pretty
> >>>good reason I'm more worried about my housemates accessing my files
> >>>than a random hacker on the internet, so I don't want to set up
> >>>something that makes my system any more vulnerable to them than it
> >>>would be if we lived in 3 seperate homes and had three seperate
> >>>interent connections. I'm also pretty worried about getting a virus or
> >>>two from them, since they are not careful what they download and were
> >>>always having problems with viruses before we got the house.
> >>>
> >>>It really doesn;t matter if it is wired or not (but my landlord would
> >>>probably be happier if I don't drill any holes), so if it is cheaper
> >>>wired or is only available as a wired product that would work.
> >>>
> >>>If it can be done wirelessly, is there some sort of system that can be
> >>>setup where each of three computers can have acces to the internet over
> >>>a single cable connection where it would be comparable to 3 guys who
> >>>didn't know each other sitting in a wifi hotspot?
> >>>
> >>>If wired, could a single cable connection be setup so it is comparable
> >>>(without concer over loss of speed) to 3 next-door neighbors each
> >>>getting cable internet?
> >>>
> >>>This may be a totally stupid question that anyone sould be able to
> >>>figure out. But from what I've been able to find out about routers,
> >>>it's not clear if I can use one just for internet sharing without some
> >>>sort of more involved networking. If possible, I'd rather not just set
> >>>up a network that doesn't allow file sharing but does share the
> >>>internet connection, as that would provide one more possible route into
> >>>my computer than us all simply being on the internet at the same time.
> >>>Because of the layout of the house, it is very likely that I would have
> >>>to have any router type hardware in a physically accessible spot.
> >>>
> >>>Thank you for any one who can help me figure out how to do this.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>You can set up a wireless router in Client Isolation mode. This blocks
> >>traffic between wireless users. You will be separated from your house
> >>mates and won't have to mess with any domain setting. I'm not sure if
> >>all routers have this feature, but I'm pretty sure the Linksys WRT54
> >>series does (or if you use a 3rd party firware you most definitely will
> >>be able to enable it).
> >>
> >>Also, like a previous poster mentioned, if you use a firewall to block
> >>all traffic from the local network (most good firewalls allow you to set
> >>address ranges in the blocking rules) your house mates will not be able
> >>to access your computer (nor will their viruses).
> >
> >
>
> I agree with Bryant. Linksys WRT54G allows users to isolate WiFi clients
> but I'm not really sure how effective it is. I only enabled client
> isolation but never really tested it. Double your security with a
> software firewall (Zonealarm free version does a great job) installed on
> your PC and set the security settings to HIGH. That's my current setup
> at home. I don't trust any other WiFi clients in my house. We ain't
> sharing anything other than internet connection thru DSL.
>
> Since you live under the same roof, I think you should also be worried
> about physical access. I mean, what good is all of those suggestions if
> your housemate can just walk up to your computer, turn it on and use it.
> Be sure no one (other than yourself) can physically touch your PC. Have
> a bad ass dog sit next to it 24/7 :-)

and set up login security on the machine, secure the admin password and
periodically change the password.

it is also a good idea to look in the machine event logs periodically to see
if anyone tries to access the machine
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