Re: Unsecured router connected to secured router = insecure?

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:38:49 -0500, voltage22
<voltage22.34k1yb@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
<voltage22.34k1yb@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>:

>There's a lot of ridiculousness that led up to my decision to try to do
>this but basically...my primary wireless router is my Netgear WGT624v3
>which is plugged into my cable modem. Then I have a second wireless
>router (Linksys Wireless-B BEFW11S4) connected to my Netgear from LAN
>port to LAN port.

Hopefully you turned off the DHCP server in the BEFW11S4.

>The internet seems to work on both. My motivation
>for doing this was that for whatever reason other people in my house
>can't connect to any wireless networks that have security (or at least
>WPA) set on them, but I definitely want WPA2-AES set on my wireless for
>security. So my netgear is secured and the linksys is unsecured so that
>both interests can access the same internet connection.
>
>My main question is, does having the unsecured wireless router
>connected to my secured wireless router compromise the security?

Yes. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

>If so
>is there a way to isolate the linksys so that it doesn't compromise
>security but can still access the internet?

Depends on what you mean by security. Do you care if your wireless is
used to download kiddie porn and illicit music and video files, and run
spambots and DOSbots? When they come looking for the bad guys they're
going to find you.

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