Re: Unsecured router connected to secured router = insecure?

voltage22 <voltage22.34k1yb@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> hath wroth:

>My main question is, does having the unsecured wireless router
>connected to my secured wireless router compromise the security?

Look at it this way.... You have a house. It has a front door that
is properly locked and secured with all the technology of modern man.
You also have a back door that can be kicked in with little effort.
How secure is your house?

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

The basic security problem is how to prevent someone from connecting
to your inside network. That's primarily the basic wireless security.
Some models of the BEFW11S4 will do WPA, while others will only do
WEP. If WPA, then it's good enough. If WEP, your security is
lacking.

You can pile on additional layers of security in the form of a VPN of
some sorts, but the level of complexity this introduces is far more
than just replacing the BEFW11S4 with something more modern.

>Any info would be appreciated, thanks!

My various BEFW11S4 v4 boxes were chronically hanging or going weird.
I do not consider this model to be very reliable.

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